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Acquiring volatile memory from Android based devices with LiME Forensics, Part I


My first guest post on the Open Security Research Blog was published yesterday. In this post I walk through the steps required to install and compile LiME Forensics, a Loadable Kernel Module that allows you to dump the full contents of memory of an Android based device. The instructions have been tested successfully on Ubuntu 11.10, with Java [...]

When Prevention Fails: Extending IR and Digital Forensics to the Corporate Network (slides from SANS Boston 2011)


The slides from my @night talk at SANS Boston 2011 are available for download now: When Prevention Fails, Extending IR and Digital Forensics Capabilities to the Corporate Network (PDF – 6,2 MB) Thanks to Barbara Basalguete, Stephen Northcutt and the rest of the SANS crew for the opportunity to participate in such a great event, as well [...]

My ERP got hacked, an Introduction to Computer Forensics, available for download


The System Administrator knew something was wrong when he saw there was an additional user account on the Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that he administered. He kept the system updated and patched, but he now suspects that the system has been hacked and compromised. Now, as a computer forensic investigator, you will have to find out if there was any unauthorized access, how it happened and what was the extent of the damage.

From Brussels to Amsterdam calling at London and Sydney


That’s been what I call my ‘SANS itinerary’ since I started this exciting journey back in June 2007. It all started at SANS Secure Europe, in Brussels, where I took my first SANS class with Jess Garcia, CEO of One eSecurity and a good friend of mine. It was SECURITY 508, System Forensics, Investigation & Response, an awesome track created by Rob Lee on one of the most interesting and hot topics of Information Security. It’s been almost two years since then, but now I realize that event had a tremendous positive influence in my career as a security professional.

Links to overcome the post-holiday syndrome


Keep reading then and have a look at the following links to a few interesting security tools, new forensic challenges and even a new Multi-Boot Security Live DVD

Unix Command-Line Kung Fu


I was discussing with a friend a few weeks ago how challenging is to teach folks that come in from the exclusive Windows-world on advanced Unix topics. Yes, I mean the kind of user that ends up rebooting a Unix box after changing a conf file instead of just restarting the appropriate services . I’m [...]

Just passed my GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) exam!


Yes! I’m just writing my first post from the Apple Store at Regent Street (London) to let you know that I’ve just passed my SANS GCIA exam. Indeed, I know it could have been better (scored 89%) and that I scored even more on my first GIAC exam (GCFA -Forensics Analyst- that I took on [...]