Hexordia CTF – Week 3

By: Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction With apologies, apparently WordPress did not want to publish this properly the first time around, so having to put it up again. Sorry to anyone on the mailing list who received this twice, or if you have been having issues accessing the content. Hopefully it works this time! So, week … Continue reading Hexordia CTF – Week 3 →

Hexordia CTF – Week 2

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction Last week was week 2 of the Hexordia CTF. It was apparently “Android Week” with three challenges all focussed on the data from the Google Pixel. All three challenges were also linked to ChatGPT. Thankfully this was a better week for me, following a bad week one where unfortunately I … Continue reading Hexordia CTF – Week 2 →

Hexordia CTF – Week 1

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction I have long extolled the virtues of CTF (Capture the Flag) type events for forensic practitioners. I personally find that they are a great way to keep your skills sharp. Not just the obvious forensic skills, but research and testing, learning new tools or using features of tools that you … Continue reading Hexordia CTF – Week 1 →

COPA v Wright – An Animated End to Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claims??

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction For those who know me and have seen my previous posts on Craig Wright, it will probably come as no surprise that I have been following the COPA v Wright case pretty closely. While I have sadly been too busy to watch the live stream, I have been following along … Continue reading COPA v Wright – An Animated End to Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claims?? →

COPA v Wright – The Identity Question Takes Centre Stage

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction I’ve written about Craig Wright a few times on my blog, he is due to return to court in London this week in a matter that will have major repercussions for related cases, and for the wider cryptocurrency world. Why? Because a court is directly facing the question of whether … Continue reading COPA v Wright – The Identity Question Takes Centre Stage →

Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part Four – Exploring the Blockchain and “The End”

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson The CSI Linux CTF - Shake the Cobwebs As anyone following my updates will have seen, I took part in the CSI Linux CTF over Christmas. The CTF required writing up a report of findings, and I thought that it might be helpful to share the content of my report. Part … Continue reading Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part Four – Exploring the Blockchain and “The End” →

Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part Three – Death Dates, Geolocation and an Article of Interest…

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson The CSI Linux CTF - Shake the Cobwebs As discussed in Part One, I took part in the CSI Linux CTF event over Christmas. The CTF required writing up a report of findings, and I thought that it might be helpful to share the content of my report. Part One covered … Continue reading Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part Three – Death Dates, Geolocation and an Article of Interest… →

Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part Two – Morse Code and More

Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part One – Audio Analysis

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson The CSI Linux CTF - Shake the Cobwebs As many of you may have seen, I took part in a Capture The Flag competition run by CSI Linux over the Christmas period (titled "Shake the cobwebs"), and was really pleased to finish first!! This was the first CTF that I have taken … Continue reading Shaking the Cobwebs CTF Part One – Audio Analysis →

Loneliness, AI Lovers and Friends for the Elderly

By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction Happy New Year and welcome to 2024 with the eDiscovery Channel. I came across an excellent article this week which linked together a few stories that I have read or been thinking about recently. The article in question is Imogen Byers’ article “Love is in the AI”. It is well … Continue reading Loneliness, AI Lovers and Friends for the Elderly →