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Intrusion Detection System Logs as Evidence and Legal Aspects

February 20, 2008 – 11:35 am

Modern techniques and methodologies for detecting attacks and malicious activities on computers and networks have evolved a lot over the last couple of years. The need for detecting intrusion attempts before the actual attack simplifies the job of securely administering computer networks. Often an attacker will probe different ports and services on a network to get intelligence about the structure of the network. Afterwards how and what services can be compromised is decided. This is a common strategy applied by most of the attackers and this is where Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) comes in. They simplify the job of detecting attacks well before the actual attack by tracing the trails that the attacker leaves while gathering intelligence about a network. Government legislations however often act as a barrier in accessing/ monitoring private communications. This article will particularly focus on the potential of using IDS logs as evidence in legal proceedings. It will also address the Commonwealth Telecommunication Interception Act to identify some conflicting issues that at some extent acts as a barrier for deployment of IDS tools.

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An Introduction To Electronic Data Discovery

January 28, 2008 – 2:37 pm

Computers and other electronic devices, equipment and systems are now widely used by nearly everyone, everywhere and for every purpose. Their use in business and industry, particularly large corporations, has brought their importance into focus.

Organizations regularly and routinely record data on electronic media for processing, transmission, storage or other business functions. Today, most such data is in digital form on magnetic media and includes files, databases, e-mail, application files, instant messages, text messages, phone messages and video recordings. It can be easily modified, deleted, over-written and processed in many other ways. One characteristic aspect is that unlike legacy documents on paper, digital data once recorded, cannot be completely and permanently erased. Keep Reading »

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A Guide To Electronic Evidence Discovery & Its Importance

January 25, 2008 – 2:46 pm

Technology is present in every aspect of modern life and it is constantly growing & nowadays business communications are done using electronic storage devices like emails, flash drives, hard drives etc. Surveys shows that more than 85 percent of all documents produced since 2000 are created in digital form.

As the technology is growing, a lot of people are exploiting these technological advances for illegal activities. Most of the time e-discovery is used in cases of intellectual property theft, sexual harassment in the workplace, fraud, breach of contract, divorce proceedings and spoliation of evidence. Here comes the Electronic data discovery which is quickly becoming the mainstream in civil discovery. Keep Reading »

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Data Recovery Services & Solutions

November 16, 2007 – 4:48 pm

Data recovery services & solutions are required when computer users are no longer able to connect to there data under normal operating conditions.

Causes of such failures can be broken down into four main categories. Keep Reading »

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Data Recovery - Get Your Information Back With Data Recovery Services

November 15, 2007 – 4:10 pm

The services that data recovery experts can offer individuals and businesses are amazing. Many people wouldn’t be able to continue their day to day operations if the ability to recovery the lost data wasn’t an option. The information can be sentimental such as family photos or it can be business related such as your customer’s personal information. Regardless of the value of the data, taking the right action and getting a data recovery specialist to assist you puts you on the right track for a fast recovery.

There aren’t too many people out there that take the time to backup their files like they should. Of course that doesn’t mean you didn’t intend to do it but that stack of blank CD’s and DVD’s just isn’t something you have had time for yet. Many people regret putting this off though when their hard drive or their server crashes and their data is lost.

Placing your fragile self into the hands of data recovery specialist can be scary but if you work with an expert you will soon find it comforting. You should be confident in the skills of the data recovery specialist before you agree to allow them to start working on the project. As your friends, family, and other business owners who they have used for their data recovery needs.

It does take time for the data to be recovered though so don’t expect it to happen instantly. The data recovery specialist has to take the hard drive apart and then start collecting any files they can from it. If you get the right data recovery specialist they can recover data from most any type of computer. This includes those that have been submerged in water or severely damaged.

Since the data on your computer is so important you only want to trust it to a well respected data recovery specialist who will keep the information they recover confidential. I guess there is some comfort to knowing you have a viable option should you experience problems and you haven’t been backing up your data like you should.

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By: Caleb Liu

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