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CoSoSys Acquired by Unified Threat Management Vendor Astaro

Astaro, Europe’s Leading Vendor of Unified Threat Management, has acquired CoSoSys and will integrate their leading endpoint and data security technology in their solutions

Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Karlsruhe, Germany, 27 January 2011. CoSoSys, developer of Endpoint Security, Data Loss Prevention and portable media security software, and Astaro, IT security specialist from Germany, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Astaro to acquire the Romanian company and integrate CoSoSys’ complete staff into their team.

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Computer forensics tools maker hacked

Guidance Software had to do a forensic investigation on its own systems after a hacker broke in and accessed records, including credit card data, of thousands of customers.

The attack occurred in November, but wasn't discovered until Dec. 7, John Colbert, chief executive officer of Guidance, said in an interview Monday. The attack exposed data on thousands of the company's customers, including 3,800 whose names, addresses and credit card details were exposed, he said.

Guilty as Charged???

by PAUL VELLA of Evidence Matters Ltd

Evidence Matters Ltd. has been providing Expert Witness services in defence cases for a decade now, and it never ceases to amaze me how odd and inaccurate indictments can be in cases involving computer evidence, especially in cases involving indecent images of children.

Computer Forensics

With an estimated 1 billion personal computers worldwide, the scope for computers to be used as an integral part of civil or criminal misuse is self evident. The computer, originally considered to be a smoking gun, can just as easily prove exactly the opposite, thus exonerating the accused.