Another Disgusting DNA Case: Please Flush!

A quick update to the disgusting DNA report of last March ( The Whooper Stopper ). Following up on a report from KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, th...

The Supreme Sound of Silence: Same-Sex Marriage and DNA Databases

The big news among Supreme Court watchers is the big dog that did not bark in the night — the Court’s denial of petitions for certiorari in ...

Online Course Requirements and Information

Students considering entering the field of computer forensics or enhancing their professional training can make use of these free online cou...

Bayes in Our Times

Today's New York Times has an article on "a once obscure field known as Bayesian statistics." 1 / It is an informative piece...

Hazard Ratios and Heart Failure

Today’s big news in medicine is a new drug, designated LCZ696 by its manufacturer, Novartis. According to the New York Times , LCZ696 “has s...

Recommending Reading - A new resource for those looking to learn

I am often asked about which books should be read related to topics in computer security and forensics. Sometimes these questions come from ...

Interview with Eric Huber on A Fistful of Dongles

I was recently interviewed by Eric Huber on his popular AFOD blog. I went into some details of my path to where I currently am in my digital...