• Time to say hello - and goodbye

    Well, this is a strange day for me: Today in Bern we had the biggest launch ever in Microsoft's history: We launched Windows Vista and Office 2007 for General Availability - yes, you can now get one at your local store! It is there. So time to say...
  • Security Features vs. Convenience

    "One of the most basic conundrums in computer security is the constant trade-off between security and usability. At the end of the day, if security is too complicated to use, then it simply won't be used. Even if a feature offers a good level of security...
  • Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide For Windows

    A pretty interesting document in my opinion. The interesting thing is, we are stating that "this guide is for IT Professionals in the United States" - well, it is publicly available and interesting for everybody involved in forensics. You can download...
  • Evaluating Commercial Counter-Forensic Tools

    This paper reviews the performance of six counter-forensic tools and highlight operational shortfalls that could permit the recovery of significant evidentiary data. In addition, each tool creates a distinct operational fingerprint that an analyst may...
  • Comparing Java and .NET Security: Lessons Learned and Missed

    Very interesting and an amazing result... ;-) Urs http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~nrp3d/papers/computers_and_security-net-java.pdf