BKForensics Reveals the Secrets of the Cell Phone

True story: The Orlando (Fla.) Police Department is taking a homicide suspect to trial. The bad guy’s cell phone is being held as evidence. Apply sophisticated software to reconstruct deleted files and — what have we here? We see the defendant dressed in the clothes that witnesses described. Plus, there are pictures of the murder weapon. Score one for the white hats.

Ineffective Law Enforcement, Bad Economy Fueling Cybercrime

Cybercriminals operating worldwide are benefitting from ineffective law enforcement and a growing economic recession that could make jittery people more susceptible to cybercrime scams.

So concludes security firm McAfee in its new report, "Virtual Criminology Report—Cybercrime vs. Cyberlaw." published Tuesday. The report pulls together the opinions of about two dozen legal experts, academic researchers and security-response professionals working as far afield as Britain, continental Europe, the Baltic countries, Brazil, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and North America.