Accessing VMFS partitions on an ESX server that doesn’t boot normally

This week I was dealing with an ESX vSphere v4.0.0 that wasn’t booting properly and had problem with mounting VSD.

it was showing the following message:

“VSD Mount Failed


You have entered the recovery shell. You can try booting in troubleshooting mode to attempt to fix the issue. If… Read More

Mobile phone spies

Imagine just how much private information has passed through your mobile phone. Now imagine that information in the hands of your ex-boyfriend, your boss or even an identity thief. Software that can relay all your calls, texts and movements to a third party is available for download online, and what’s… Read More

Hi-tech detective work uncovers unknown suspects

A HI-TECH crime centre in Canberra is uncovering new suspects by scanning financial and other documents to red-flag suspicious anomalies.

The Criminal Intelligence Fusion Centre was created last year to encourage specialists from different government agencies to share and analyse data.

The Australian today reported that in its… Read More

Local council forces Twitter to hand over user details

AN English local authority says it has forced Twitter to hand over users’ details after it took the US website to court in California, in what is believed the first case of its kind in Britain.

South Tyneside Council, in northeast England, took the legal action in a bid… Read More

Fraud Check software can sniffs out cyber criminals

WITH nearly half of Australian and New Zealand businesses falling victim to fraud in any two-year period, forensic technology is rapidly becoming a major corporate survival tool.

According to Vincents Chartered Accountants, fraud is costing Australian businesses more than $1.5 million a case.

Director of Vincents Forensic Technology Daniel… Read More

Popular Australian e-commerce fraud suburbs revealed

New data collated from about two million Australian credit and debit cards reveals the popular suburbs in which e-commerce fraud has been attempted using internet-connected computers.

The data, released by security company RSA to Fairfax, publisher of this website, showed Queensland was the hot spot for… Read More

eTrials in Queensland Courts

An eTrial is conducted like a paper-based hearing, except that documents are submitted and viewed electronically.

An eTrial can be conducted in any Supreme or District Court in Queensland. In an eTrial, all documentary evidence is submitted as scanned images in fully text-searchable PDF documents. These documents are managed and… Read More

Tips for flooded computers

We are aware that our clients may have been affected by the recent flooding and we have set out some general advice which we hope will assist in some way those who are recovering from these events.

Based in Brisbane’s CBD, Vincents Forensic Technology are well placed to assist clients… Read More

Electronic Theft Costing Companies More Than Physical Theft

Reuters reports that a recent study conducted by a risk consulting firm shows that, worldwide, electronic theft is now costing companies more than physical theft. While it’s a marginal difference, according to Kroll’s Global Fraud Report, electronic theft accounts for about 27.3-percent of fraud losses reported globally while physical theft… Read More

Thwarted Russian Spy Ring Communicated Using Steganography

The FBI investigation that led to the arrest of 11 Russian spies discovered that their method of communication involved the art of hiding text files within images “Steganography”. More than 100 text files were discovered after officials conducted a search and found the 27-character password being used with the steganography… Read More