Did the System Administrator of El Chapo Assist the FBI in his Arrest? During the course of his Trial in New York, it was revealed that the person most likely in assisting authorities capture ‘El Chapo’ Joaquin Guzman was his Sysadmin, Cristian Rodriguez. What Benefit was the Assistance of the SysAdmin to the FBI in […]
Digital Forensics – Instagram
A Brief Overview of Instagram Instagram is a social network application that is available for most smartphone platforms including Android and Apple iOS and is reportedly used by 1 billion active users. Instagram allows users to share photographs and videos to other followers and to follower others. Those users can browse another’s public posts and […]
Digital Forensics – Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox – A Brief Overview Mozilla Firefox is an Internet Browsing application that is freely available for download from the Mozilla website and is the second most frequently used Internet browsing software worldwide with approximately 10% of usage, behind Google Chrome with nearly 80%. How and Where Does Mozilla Firefox Store Internet Activity? Mozilla […]
Digital Forensics – Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer was pre-installed on Microsoft Windows computers and was the most popular Internet browsing application between 1999 and 2012 when Google Chrome took over in popularity. Microsoft Internet Explorer has been discontinued in 2015 to be replaced by Microsoft Edge as the Windows 10 default Internet browsing application. Due to its popularity, Microsoft Internet […]
Digital Forensics – Facebook Artifacts
Facebook – A Brief Overview Facebook is reportedly used by 2.2 billion people who can communicate, post messages, link to other individuals and provide location information. How Can Digital Forensics Involve Facebook Activity? Computer and mobile phone forensic examinations often involve consideration of Facebook to assist in contacts of the individual, the nature of communication […]