http://www.iacsp.com Digital Device Security and Forensics Feed http://www.iacsp.com/digdev_sec.php?mnid=13 You may see someone driving slowly around your home, office building, or public parks with a small netbook or IPAD computer and a directional antenna. The directional antenna may look like a coffee can or tennis ball can with a wire to the IPAD, laptop, or netbook. The purpose of this activity is to find open networks that they can use to view websites or exchange files. The problem is if they exchange child pornography which is illegal and is traced back to your home, business, or organization's router. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.iacsp.com/digdev_sec.php?mnid=12 Imagine Utilizing People Assigned to Watch a Bit of The Sky From their Window By Eamon P. Doherty Andrew Krepinevich wrote an excellent article called, "Get Ready for The Democratization of Destruction," that discusses the problems associated with technology that was once only in the hands of the military, now within reach of terrorists [1]. In the past, the small rockets and munitions that were fired at Israel were random and inaccurate, but as recently as 2006, some had guided systems [1]. Let's look at an example of a possible problem and a countermeasure. In 2011, PDAs have excellent high resolution and wireless capability. There are also radio controlled airplanes that can be easily bought by consumers and controlled from the ground. These airplanes can also be fitted with special wireless cameras that may transmit video to distances of one to two miles   [2]. A control station for the airplane could also send the video wirelessly to people in the field with PDAs who could give orders to the remote pilot. This system which is used by radio controlled aircraft hobbyists could also be used for a poor man's unmanned aerial vehicle. Such systems could be used for surveillance or to deliver a payload. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.iacsp.com/digdev_sec.php?mnid=11 By Dr. Eamon P. Doherty Geographic Information Systems (GIS) include a set of tools that allow people to map and annotate the locations of previous terrorist events or potential vulnerabilities to guard against. The maps can be distributed to intelligence agents and law enforcement personnel for viewing on hand held devices such as PDAs or smart phones. If an organization wants to learn about using GIS and does not want to invest in GIS software, they may purchase a book called “Getting to Know ArcGis” by Tim Ormsby et al. The book comes with step by step instruction on how to use GIS as well as a trial version of ArcGIS Desktop which is good for up to 180 days. GIS maps can be simple or elaborate with as much data as is needed by their intended audience. I once spoke with a security professional at one of my monthly ASIS International meetings. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.iacsp.com/digdev_sec.php?mnid=10 A relatively new handheld electronic device that is often seen in the public domain is called the GPS navigation receiver.  This type of device is used in cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, and can also be used by pedestrians. These devices contain maps. The GPS device collects a series of signals from various orbiting sattelites and then triangulates them. The result is that the location of the GPS receiver is shown on the map. Let us consider a real example that I tested. On the Garmin Nuvi 1300 receiver, there is a small onscreen icon that indicates the location and speed of the driver. This GPS device contains a two gigabyte drive that uses a FAT 32 file system and appears as a flash drive when it is connected to a Microsoft Windows based computer. A person can use a mini USB cable to connect the Nuvi 1300 to the laptop or desktop computer. Tue, 31 May 2011 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.iacsp.com/digdev_sec.php?mnid=9 A relatively new handheld electronic device that is often seen in the public domain is called the GPS navigation receiver.  This type of device is used in cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, and can also be used by pedestrians. These devices contain maps. The GPS device collects a series of signals from various orbiting sattelites and then triangulates them. The result is that the location of the GPS receiver is shown on the map. Let us consider a real example that I tested. On the Garmin Nuvi 1300 receiver, there is a small onscreen icon that indicates the location and speed of the driver. This GPS device contains a two gigabyte drive that uses a FAT 32 file system and appears as a flash drive when it is connected to a Microsoft Windows based computer. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:13:00 +0000