Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Compare and Contrast: Network and Internet Remote Collection Tools



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An article by Sean Doherty posted on law.com on the LTN.com webpage.

This article discusses self-collection techniques, and looks at technology used to remotely collect data over the internet, as well as techniques using media such as thumb drives.

The article states, "Sending USB drives to custodians to self-collect data and using network-enabled, remote collection software are two ways to reach the same goal, but with different approaches that aren't easily compared."

The article further describes information regarding solutions provided by Five different service providers, regarding methods they can use to forensically collect data via the internet, or via means involving some form of self-collection.  The article further states, "Like self-collection tools, network software collectors can gather information about a custodian's computer — such as the operating system, network interfaces, and memory. They can investigate external drives and network shares used to store data, and store the collected data on a USB drive or at a network location." The article provides a link to a complete breakdown of the products and services discussed in the article.

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