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DFRWS Challenge 2009

DFRWS is an organization dedicated to furthering digital forensics research. They have annual conferences, workgroups, challenges and publish papers. This years conference will be in Montreal, from August 17th through the 19th, for more info check out the flyer or to register, check it out here.

The DFRWS 2009 Challenge has been posted as well. It focuses on the development of tools and techniques for forensically analyzing the PS3 (aka Sony Playstation 3). The challenge requires you to analyze the file system of a Playstation, a physical memory dump, images, and network traces involving 2 PS3’s and a Playstation Portable (PSP). All in all, it sounds pretty interesting. To find out more about the challenge check it out here.

Finally, I really like what DFRWS is doing. They are fostering research and development in the forensics field. Whether it’s forensics or another technology, any time someone is looking to further the R&D efforts in a specific area, I’m all for it.