Blackbag answers in their blogs a few common questions about APFS encrpytion. Read their article here…
Category Archives: Tools
Torrent: utorrent artifacts
Some very useful information about utorrent artifacts collected by Robert Pearson => link…
OS X QuickLook Thumbnail Parser
Mari DeGrazia published a very useful python script to parse thumbnail images out of the Mac OS X QuickLook thumbnails.data file. It’s the pendant to Microsoft thumbcache folder under Windows. http://az4n6.blogspot.ch/2016/10/quicklook-thumbnailsdata-parser.html…
Breaking into iCloud without a password
This article from Elcomsoft might be a bit old but if you work in the mobile forensics field it is still worth to have a read through. It explains the procedure how to access a users iCloud data without having a password but using an authentication token from the users laptop. Link: http://blog.elcomsoft.com/2014/06/breaking-into-icloud-no-password-required/…
Forensic images for testing
If you need forensic images for testing purposes, check out this links: The CFReDS Project: http://www.cfreds.nist.gov NIST: http://www.cftt.nist.gov/federated-testing.html List of test images from forensic focus: http://www.forensicfocus.com/images-and-challenges M57 corpus data: http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/NSF_DUE-0919593#RESEARCH_DATA_SETS…
NUIX webcast series
Nuix is now delivering weekly 30 minute webinars about the features in its latest products. The webinars will be presented by Nuix Sales Engineers and subject matter experts who will answer common technical questions on Nuix product features. Whether you’re new to Nuix or one of our existing customers, it’s a perfect opportunity to learn…
Comprehensive list of free computer forensics tools
Thanks to Prawez Samani, Information Security Trainer @ Appin Technology Lab. He put together a comprehensive list of free computer forensics “weapons” on linkedin. The list includes tools and toolkits for data acquisition, email analysis, general forensic analysis tools, file and data analysis, Mac OS analysis, mobile device analysis, file viewers, internet analysis, registry analysis…
Hide your IP address
If you would like to get anonymous on the internet and hide where you are coming from, one of these tools might help you with it: http://www.hacoder.com/2015/08/14-best-ip-hide-tools-2015/…
Kali Linux 2.0 has been released
Kali Linux, the successor of BackTrack, has been released as version 2.0 – now available for download. https://www.kali.org/releases/kali-linux-20-released/…
Guidance Software, Inc. Introduces Tableau Password Recovery
Guidance Software, Inc. is pleased to introduce Tableau Password Recovery, a powerful solution that accelerates dictionary-based and brute force password attacks to unlock protected files including Office 2007, Office 2010, PGP messages, WinRAR and WinZip. Read more: www.guidancesoftware.com/tableaupasswordrecovery…