Ken Pryor

I was excited awhile back to learn Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools was being written and even more pleased when I heard who its authors were. I worked almost exclusively with open source tools while beginning my foray into the digital forensics world and happily continue using them today,...

In my last post, I talked about the various ways one can find training resources to assist in getting started in the field of digital forensics. In this post, I will go over some of the free and low cost software you can use and related information. A few years ago when I was first starting to...

It has often been said that the best things in life are free. Could it be that that old saying can be applied to digital forensics? In many cases, the answer is a resounding yes! But first, a little history on just how I know the above to be true. I am a police officer in a small, rural mid-western...

After the great opening day of the Wisconsin Association of Computer Crime Investigators (WACCI) conference, I arrived at the Alliant Energy Center exhibition hall for day two of the four-day conference feeling optimistic about the chances for another exciting day. Once again, I was not...

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the Wisconsin Association of Computer Crime Investigators (WACCI) conference in Madison, WI. I was fortunate to be accompanied by good friend and fellow SANS Computer Forensics blog author Brad Garnett. The following is a recap of our time at the...

Working for a small police department in a rural area, my opportunities to do digital forensic work on real cases are much fewer and farther between than those who work in large departments or in the private sector. Once I had completed computer forensics training and acquired the necessary...