The open beta for PTK started a few days ago.

You can fetch it up at DFLabs.

Description from the site:

"PTK is an alternative advanced interface for the suite TSK (The Sleuth Kit). PTK was developed from scratch and besides providing the functions already present in Autopsy Forensic Browser it implements numerous new features essential during forensic activity. PTK is not just a new graphic and highly professional interface based on Ajax technology but offers a great deal of features like analysis, search and management of complex cases of digital investigation."  read more

This actually happened over a month ago, but I managed to not notice until now, thanks to a near absence of downtime.

Argus 3.0 release announcement

If you're not aware of Argus, it's an excellent tool to use during both proactive and reactive network monitoring. I use it primarily in a response capacity - to turn packet captures into useful information very quickly.

The description from the source: read more

Been a while since I read ValleyWag... probably since I left Google. I'm at IBM now, though, and VW routinely makes fun of our ridiculous Second Life initiatives (seriously, how many furries are buying iSeries?*) so I decided I should start keeping up again. I run across this gem:

Orkut inventor may be best argument against H-1B visas yet

Stay beautiful! read more

Looks like Trent may actually just be in this for the music. read more

Zombie Strippers

wow

wow just wow

It looks like it might have too high of a budget to be sucky enough to be enjoyable

I call it the "Snakes On A Plane" effect.

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Welcome to my blog... web... thing.

One of my New Year's resolutions was to jump on early 2000's bandwagons, so I will be forwarding virus hoaxes and Banana Dance to everyone who's ever had the misfortune of mailing me. Additionally, I will be blogging infrequently. I'm not interested in one thing enough to have a blog dedicated to a particular topic (unlike my hard-working brothers-in-forensics you may have noticed in the Links section), so this will be a grab bag. So if you are just interested in forensics and incident response, and hate game news, tough shit.*

Because I'll be talking about whatever I find interesting at the time. It'll mostly be talking about forensics & incident response (since that's what I do for a living) and electronic gaming (since that's what I do for fun). I may even have special guest bloggers for your enjoyment. EXCITING TIMES, EH, FRIENDO?

PS I also curse like a sailor.

PPS IRL too, it's quite a problem.

*It's not that tough, really - I mean you could just subscribe to stories posted in the Forensics topic. Show some initiative.