Computer Forensics
by John Navas
San Ramon, California
cell phone: (925) 549-4424
email: John Navas

Over 30 years of Computer Forensics and Expert Witness experience.
CV, References, and Testimony Summary available on request.

"Essential Electronic Discovery: What Every Practitioner Must Know"
    Continuing Education of the Bar, California
    Hon. Richard E. Best (Moderator)

Software of Interest (freeware for Windows unless otherwise noted):

• Disk/file Encryption
  • BestCrypt Disk encryption and wiping (commercial)
  • Crypt Encryption utility for Windows
  • DriveCrypt Disk encryption (commercial)
  • Encrypting File System Part of Windows 2000/XP
  • Free CompuSec Disk encryption (free commercial)
  • Paragon Encrypted Disk Disk encryption (commercial)
  • PGP Personal Desktop Disk and email encryption (commercial, Windows and Mac)
  • PGPdisk Disk encryption (freeware and commercial, Windows and Mac)
  • SecureDoc Disk encryption (commercial)
• Data Recovery (commercial)
  • ESS Data Recovery
  • Independent Technology Service
  • Ontrack Data Recovery
  • Total Recall
• Email Encryption
  • GPGMail Email encryption w/OpenPGP (MacOS X)
  • PGP for Pegasus Mail Email encryption w/OpenPGP
  • PGP Personal Desktop Hard disk and email encryption (commercial, Windows and Mac)
  • The Bat! Email w/OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption plus spam/virus filter (commercial)
  • Thunderbird Email with S/MIME plus spam filter, OpenPGP plugin available (Windows and Mac)
  • Windows Privacy Tools Encryption and signing w/OpenPGP (inc. Eudora and Outlook Express plugins)
• Evidence Elimination (secure erasure)
  • CyberScrub Comprehensive evidence elimination (commercial)
  • Evidence Eliminator Comprehensive evidence elimination (commercial)
  • Microsoft Office 2003/XP Add-in: Remove Hidden Data
  • SDelete (open source)
• File Recovery
  • Disk Commander Recovers deleted disk volumes (commercial, part of Administrator's Pak)
  • EasyRecovery DataRecovery Recovers and repairs deleted files (commercial)
  • File Scavenger Recovers deleted files (commercial)
  • FileRestore Recovers deleted files (commercial)
  • Handy Recovery Recovers deleted files (freeware)
  • Restorer2000 Data recovery, undelete, unerase and unformat (commercial)
  • Undelete Recovers deleted files (commercial)
• Forensic Tools
  • ODESSA (Open Digital Evidence Search and Seizure Architecture)
  • The Sleuth Kit & The Autopsy Forensic Browser
• Password Management
  • CiphSafe Protect and manage your passwords (MacOS X)
  • Password Safe Protect and manage your passwords
• Password/key "Recovery" (Cracking)
  • Accent Password Recovery Password "recovery" (cracking) for Microsoft Office (commercial)
  • AirSnort Cracks encryption keys on 802.11b WEP networks
  • ElcomSoft Password "recovery" (cracking) software (commercial)
  • LastBit Software Password "recovery" (cracking) software (commercial)
  • WEPCrack Cracks 802.11 WEP encryption keys
  • ZipCracker Password "recovery" (cracking, brute force) for ZIP archives

Information of Interest:

• Crypto-Gram Newsletter (by the legendary Bruce Schneier)
• Index of Cryptography Papers Available Online
• Russian Password Crackers Info on cryptosystem weakness and password "recovery"
• S/MIME and OpenPGP (email encryption)