Here are 20 of the best free tools that will help you conduct a digital forensic investigation. Whether it’s for an internal human resources case, an investigation into unauthorized access to a server, or if you just want to learn …
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The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), part of Microsoft Windows, provides a mechanism to create consistent point-in-time copies of hard-drives and is used by backup applications such as GFI Backup. Further information on how VSS works can be found at …
Have you ever wondered as to how processor affinity influences a single threaded process on a multiprocessor machine? Well, I have. Today nearly all new machines come with 2 or 4 cores. If you’re lucky, you have an 8 core …
Data has nowadays become our most valuable asset which needs to be protected at any cost. Data can be protected in many ways; however, the most common technique to protect information is with the use of passwords. A password consists …
In the first of this two part article, the discussion centered around the creation of IT security policies and why there often is strong resistance to their existence and implementation. Successfully implementing IT security polices goes beyond the technology and …
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This is the third post of a three part series in which we explore the world of svchost.exe. In part 1, I introduced the topic of the multiple svchost.exe instances running on Microsoft operating systems; their implied usage; as well …
I recall being at a networking meeting once with a woman who was reputed to be very good at marketing, and, I’m sure she was – her track record supported her reputation. In any event, she was explaining how, if …
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For a large number of hardcore Windows enthusiasts around the world, today is a big day. Today we are all waiting for the signal from Microsoft that the latest Windows 7 build is signed off and Released to Manufacturing (RTM). …