- Web Links

JPEG is a commonly used method of compression for photographic images. The name JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the name of the committee that created the standard.

Certifications

	Web Link
	Association of Certified Fraud Examiners The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation is a vendor neutral cert and is good to have for those interested in financial fraud examination
	Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator A computer forensic certification offered by EC Council. The CHFI certification is awarded after successfully passing the exam EC0 312-49
	Computer Forensics (U.S.) A free online certification offered by Brainbench. Is a good cert for the beginners
	Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) - is a great vendor neutral certification, which is open to law enforcement members only.
	EnCase Certified Examiner EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) - is a computer forensic certification using the Encase Software package.
	Certified Computer Examiner Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) - is a great vendor neutral certification, which is open to anyone and can be taken over the internet.

[ Back ]

Legal News

Storage News

Security

China to block “unhealthy” websites during Olympics
Microsoft's new product goes against crime: Meet (Hot) COFEE
Cyber crimes have evolved from hackers fighting against the views of government to sophisticated identity theft, breaking into banks and various criminal activities. So far, local police organizations have been losing a lot of time to recover data from such machines, and they need all the help they can get. Now Microsoft is joining the fight.
McAfee raises Trojan alert for the first time since 2005
It is a rare thing when an anti-virus company raises an alert about a widespread trojan virus. However, that is exactly the case with the new trojan named Downloader-UA.h, with a million infections stopped by McAffee alone. This trojan is spreading through file-sharing networks, so caution is advised.
As many as 1000 laptops missing from State Department
Several hundred to possibly a thousand laptops are missing from the United States State Department, according to an internal audit. Many of the laptops likely contain classified information and as many as 400 computers belonged to the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program which provides counterterrorism training to other nations.

Security Focus

FE Publishing, Inc

2451 Cumberland Parkway,

Suite 300, Stop 198

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Computer History

Friday, May 09, 2008
Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison announces in 1997 his intention to replace the PC with a low-cost device called the Network Computer (NC). The NC is billed as being as simple as turning on a TV or answering a telephone, all for less then $500. Due to incompatibility perceptions, the interest in the NC unit never comes to fruition. Sales come up about 99 million units short of Ellison's 100 million unit projection.