INTERNET BROWSERS FORENSICS – EFORENSICS NETWORK

Dear Readers!

Welcome to the September issue of eForensics Network devoted to Internet Browsers Forensics.
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. The major web browsers are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.

Most browsers support HTTP Secure and offer quick and easy ways to delete the web cache, cookies, and browsing history. But do we know the advantages and disadvantages of our browser’s security. Which internet browser is the best? You will definitely know the answer after reading this edition!

Check what you can find inside:
COMPARISON OF 5 TOP BROWSERS: FIND THE ONE STEP BY STEP

by Terry Tang

Browser has already been a necessary tool for everyone in surfing the internet nowadays. To name the most common ones: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera. Other browsers are generally developed based on the cores of the five above, which makes them already included in the list.

CLOUD
By Rick Clark

Cloud collections, cloud storage, collections through the cloud, cloud, cloud….cloud. Cloud is such a simple term, but has many meanings, implications and applications to the forensic and legal industry. I believe the growing confusion in the legal space is due to the need to categorize the applications of cloud offerings and how to best utilize them.

GOOGLE CHROME – THE FUTURE OF WEB COMPUTING
by John Blossom

By many estimates the browser wars are over, and Google Chrome has won. Yet although Google Chrome has become a broadly used tool for accessing and publishing Web information, the full impact of Chrome is just beginning to come into focus for many people. What is Chrome all about, and where is it taking us? John Blossom, President of Shore Communications, Inc., is a leading content and technology industry analyst who sees the evolution of Google Chrome as a major factor in the development of secure, Web-centered computing services.

GOOGLE CHROME FORENSICS
by Krystina Horvath
In this article, you will learn about the technical forensic processing of the Google Chrome web browser as used on Linux and Windows operating systems. Privacy issues concerning Chrome and how they are beneficial to forensic investigators will also be discussed.

CHROME FORENSICS – HOW TO TRACE YOUR INTERNET ACCESS BEHAVIOR
by Nichols Jasper

This article describes computer forensic procedures for discovering Internet Browsing habits, and compiling computer user profiles. This paper suggests useful information regarding the type of information, and how Chrome defaults’ directories are used, and what kind of browsing information may be recovered from computers. Simplifying collection and some reporting tools are described.

SAFARI BROWSER FORENSICS ARTIFACTS ANALYSIS
by Mr. Darsh Patel, Dr. M. S. Dahiya, Dr. J. M. Vyas

Apple Safari is the default web browser on Macintosh Systems. The following are key Safari plist files which can give lots of artifacts related with the browser usage and forensic evidences.

BROWSER FORENSICS ON MACS: SAFARI!
by John Reed
What is browser forensics? Most folks probably have no idea what it is or why they need it. In a nutshell forensics will enable you to see what has been going on in your browser on your system or a browser on another system. What sites have been visited, how that system is being tracked, how often sites are seen and what content has been downloaded to that machine. In the last 10 years the Mac and it’s siblings (iPhone, iPad) have made explosive growth in the enterprise market, from IT to sales and marketing Macs have become present enough that sys admins have to pay attention to them and make sure that the Mac and it’s users follow the rules, and subsequently be able to find out when they don’t. Today we are going to talk forensics on the Macintosh platform, more specifically with its browser de jour, Safari.

HOW TO AVOID SECURITY FLAWS IN APPS USING IOS WEB VIEWS
by Maria Davidenko
iOS is considered the most secure touch OS because of its closed nature. However, that doesn’t mean that there is no place to worry about your data safety and integrity, or, to be more precise, about your user’s data safety. There are plenty of tools developers get with the iOS SDK to provide a great user experience within their apps, there are, however, few tools you may use to provide safe Internet browsing within your apps. UIWebView is one of them.

CYBERSECURITY IN ROMANIA
by Dr. Laurent Chrzanovski

Some may say it is another conference just to surf on one of the hottest issues of our times. Some may think too many NGOs are dealing with the same subject and sharing the same ambitions. Probably both presumptions are right. And yet they do not fit the challenge we are trying to take on.

WEB BROWSER FORENSICS: Q&A WITH CCL-FORENSICS
by Indigo Larson
CCL was founded as an independent IT consultancy in 1986 by Andrew Krauze, the company’s managing director, offering experienced and independent consultancy to ensure IT effectively supports business objectives. This forms the bedrock of CCL – our services and solutions are backed up by our team of highly knowledgeable consultants with years of industry experience behind them.

THE NATIONAL RETAIL CRIME CONFERENCE (NRCC) – DUBLIN 2013
by Karen McNavin
The National Retail Crime Conference (NRCC) is delighted to announce its inaugural event launching on the 16th October 2013 in the Citywest Conference Centre, Dublin. This conference will offer Retail/Loss Prevention and Security professionals the opportunity to come together for networking, information sharing and to gain intelligence on crime within the retail industry.

SECPOINT CLOUD PENETRATOR
by Casey Parman

Network security has rapidly become a significant part of Information Technology Infrastructure consisting of policies to prevent unauthorized access to data in a network. Without a strong security plan companies find themselves vulnerable to intrusion without any knowledge of a threat. The best solution is to hire a Security Specialist but this isn’t always applicable; many companies can’t afford to pay a specialist, or when they can, can they be sure their company is truly protected?

LAWTECH EUROPE CONGRESS COLLABORATES WITH LEADING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS CISCO AND ALUCID FOR EFFICIENT VIDEO STREAMING AND SECURE AUTHENTICATION
by LawTech Europe Congress Collaborates
For the first time, LTEC participants can attend its annual event via live streaming video with the support of Cisco TelePresence®. In addition, all LTEC delegates will be provided secure authentication keys compliments of ALUCID®. LTEC is Central & Eastern Europe’s preeminent event on electronic evidence, forensic investigations, cyber security, and legal technology.