Judge in British High Court ordered police to pay for false child pornography charges

The Register reported on a Judge's ruling in the Britain's High Court in which the defendant "was awarded damages for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office."  The Hertfordshire Constabulary discovered 10 thumbnail images depicting child pornography, in a computer's temporary Internet files folder. The Court's opinion was influenced once it found out that the arresting officer had been told by a computer forensics expert that the images were insufficient to charge. 
I came across the article at DFINews, where another summary of the story can be found.

The Five Hottest Topics in E-Discovery

Once again, the latest Digital Detectives podcast left me charged up and on the edge of my seat.  Sharon and John were joined by California attorney and author of the Bow Tie Blog, Josh Gilliland, to discuss some of the hot topics in E-Discovery.  While those heavily involved in E-Discovery may find the dialog to be the standard chatter among the listservs, forums and conferences, the forensic examiner and small-to-midsized law firms can particularly benefit from listening.

Two of the topics I was most interested in were: the mention of several affordable desktop review platforms for sole practitioner or small law firms; and the talk about third-party subpoenas to ISPs (Yahoo, Google) and the stringent protections of the SCA.

Once again, Bravo! to all participants.

Law Firms Under Seige

From DarkReading.com, Kelly Jackson Higgins presents the case that law firms are increasingly targeted for digital attacks.  Why so?  Mergers, bankruptcies, trade secrets, criminal defense of prominent figureheads or celebrities, intellectual property... these are all some of the first reasons that pop into my head.  Think, for a minute, about the types of data which might be housed on law firms' servers.  This article gives a laundry list of reasons and examples, particularly mentioning the APT (or Advance Persistent Threat).  Higgins continues to showcase examples of technical reasons why many law firms are targeted, including a soft security culture.  Not surprisingly, most companies/persons make security a priority once they've had an incident.  Good read.

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