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These articles, PowerPoint presentations and media clips by Peter Sommer may be of interest to visitors to this site.
Please note that they may not have been updated since original publication and that as a result some of the information, in particular in relation to matters of law, could be out-of-date. In some instances the articles may be in their “pre-publication” state. For the final versions please use the supplied references and download from the sites of the relevant journals. Please notify us if any of the links on third-party sites have gone “dead”.
IAAC Digital Evidence, Digital Investigation and E-Disclosure: A Guide to Forensic Readiness , Fourth Edition, November 2013
Please note that they may not have been updated since original publication and that as a result some of the information, in particular in relation to matters of law, could be out-
IAAC Digital Evidence, Digital Investigation and E-
Articles
Downloads, Logs and Captures: Evidence from Cyberspace Journal of Financial Crime, October, 1997, 5JFC2 138-152;
Intrusion detection systems as evidence, Computer Networks, Volume 31, Issues 23-24, 14 December 1999, Pages 2477-2487.
Digital Footprints: Assessing Computer Evidence, Criminal Law Review (Special Edition, December 1998, pp 61-78)
Evidence in Internet Paedophilia Cases Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, Vol 8 Issue 7; [2002] CTLR, pp 176-184 (Similar article appeared in: Evidence in Internet Paedophilia Cases; a case for the Defence in “Policing Paedophiles on the Internet” ed McVean & Spindler, New Police Bookshop for the John Grieve Centre, 2003. )
Computer Forensics Education , Yasinac, Erbacher, Marks, Pollitt, Sommer, IEEE Security & Privacy Vol 1 No 4 p 15 , July 2003;
Two Computer Misuse Prosecutions, Computers and Law Vol 16 issue 5, 2006
Criminalising Hacking Tools, Digital Investigation Vol 3 Issue 3 2006 68-72
Assessing the Cyber Security Threat, Security and Defence Agenda, Round Table March 2008. (participation)
Meetings Between Experts: a route to simpler fairer trials Digital Investigation diin.2008.11.002
National Audit Office: Literature Review on Internet Crime, 2009
Forensic science standards in fast-changing environments Science and Justice 50:11, 12-17, March 2010
Reducing Systemic Cyber Risk OECD , Paris, 2011
Certification, registration and assessment of digital forensic
experts: The UK experience Digital Investigation in press
Guardian comment on London Cyberspace Conference
Guardian comment on UK Cybersecurity policy, November 2011
Police Powers to Hack, 2012 CTLR issue 6
Written Submission to Joint Committee on Draft Communications Bill , August 2012 - all submissions available here. Oral evidence sessoion here. Final Report here
Open Rights Group: Digital Surveillance: Why digital technology poses a problem for surveillance law Future of Surveillance Laws
House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee: E-Crime. Report, includes my written evidence
Accrediting Digital Forensics Digital Investigation article in press, pre-print
Powerpoint Slideshows in PDF
National Audit Office: Literature Review on Internet Crime, 2009
Forensic science standards in fast-
Reducing Systemic Cyber Risk OECD , Paris, 2011
Certification, registration and assessment of digital forensic
experts: The UK experience Digital Investigation in press
Guardian comment on London Cyberspace Conference
Guardian comment on UK Cybersecurity policy, November 2011
Police Powers to Hack, 2012 CTLR issue 6
Written Submission to Joint Committee on Draft Communications Bill , August 2012 -
Open Rights Group: Digital Surveillance: Why digital technology poses a problem for surveillance law Future of Surveillance Laws
House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee: E-
Accrediting Digital Forensics Digital Investigation article in press, pre-
Powerpoint Slideshows in PDF
Digital Footprints: Emerging problems in computer forensics. Presentation to Criminal Bar Association, 2007
Pro-active strategies in ensuring the legal admissibility of electronic records, Digital Evidence conference, 2008
Certification, Registration and Education of Digital Forensic Experts, Digital Evidence Conference, 2008
Insider Threat: Issues in the Technologies of Digital Investigation, Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network conference, 2008
Meetings between Experts: a route to shorter, fairer trials, Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, 2009
Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence and the Corporate Security Agenda, Risk & Security Managers’ Forum, 2010
Contingency Planning, CyberSecurity 2010, Brussels
CyberSecurity: the legal dimension, Royal United Services Institute, 2010
Defining CyberWarfare, Oxford Internet Institute, 2011
From “Computer Security” to “Information Assurance”, Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2011
Cyber Crime: Prevention, Protection and Punishment, Chatham House, November 2011
Disciplines of Contingency Planning and Insurance, Govcert.nl 2011, November 2011
Can we separate “comms data” from “content” and at what cost? Scrambling for Safety 2012, April 2012
Digital Footprints: presentation to Criminal Bar Association, November 2102
Snooper’s Charter: Meeting November 2012
Criminal Use of Technologies: European Police College, Vienna, September 2013
Who’s watching GCHQ? Guardian Comment August 2013; How to improve oversight of GCHQ October 2013
OpenDemocracy Stronger Oversight of GCHQ October 2013
Videos & Media
(many of these are on third-party sites, which I do not control - please let me know if any of them have gone dead)
BBC News etc 30 + archived clips
Law for Digital Investigators, Society for Computers and Law seminar October 2007 (requires Microsoft Internet Explorer, may not work in Firefox or Safari)
Securing Smartphones - webinar , April 2009 InfoSecurity
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-technology/videos/cyber-law-grapples-with-the-advent-of-the-cyber-wa/#joinPopup (video)
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-technology/videos/drawing-a-line-between-the-frequency-and-intensity/&mac=DFIQ_OI_Featured_2011&utm_source=defenceiq.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DefOptIn&utm_content=8/4/11 (video)
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-technology/podcasts/professor-peter-sommer-discusses-the-challenges-of/ (podcast)
Today 24/06/2011: Recreational Hackers (radio clip)
Today 18/01/2011: CyberWar / OECD (radio clip)
Meetings between Experts: a route to shorter, fairer trials, Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference, 2009
Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence and the Corporate Security Agenda, Risk & Security Managers’ Forum, 2010
Contingency Planning, CyberSecurity 2010, Brussels
CyberSecurity: the legal dimension, Royal United Services Institute, 2010
Defining CyberWarfare, Oxford Internet Institute, 2011
From “Computer Security” to “Information Assurance”, Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2011
Cyber Crime: Prevention, Protection and Punishment, Chatham House, November 2011
Disciplines of Contingency Planning and Insurance, Govcert.nl 2011, November 2011
Can we separate “comms data” from “content” and at what cost? Scrambling for Safety 2012, April 2012
Digital Footprints: presentation to Criminal Bar Association, November 2102
Snooper’s Charter: Meeting November 2012
Criminal Use of Technologies: European Police College, Vienna, September 2013
Who’s watching GCHQ? Guardian Comment August 2013; How to improve oversight of GCHQ October 2013
OpenDemocracy Stronger Oversight of GCHQ October 2013
Videos & Media
(many of these are on third-
BBC News etc 30 + archived clips
Law for Digital Investigators, Society for Computers and Law seminar October 2007 (requires Microsoft Internet Explorer, may not work in Firefox or Safari)
Securing Smartphones -
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-
http://www.defenceiq.com/defence-
Today 24/06/2011: Recreational Hackers (radio clip)
Today 18/01/2011: CyberWar / OECD (radio clip)
HoC Science and Technology Committee: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies 17/11/2011 (video: Microsoft Silverlight to view)
Frontline Club Event on Cyberwarfare 09/02/2011 (video)
Computer Weekly CW500 Interview, May 2011(video)
Computer Weekly CW500 Interview, May 2011(video)
HoC Science and Technology Committee: Malware and CyberCrime 09/11/2011: (video: Microsoft Silverlight to view); Report
Communications Data Bill: Joint Committee hearing 04/09/2012 (video: Microsoft Silverlight to view); Transcript; My written submission
Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Privacy International & others v GCHQ: Expert evidence on Equipment Interference
Podcast
FIRST 2008: Identity Management Systems: the forensic dimension
Other
PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2011, Cybercrime: protecting against the growing threat, for which I was their academic partner
Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Privacy International & others v GCHQ: Expert evidence on Equipment Interference
Podcast
FIRST 2008: Identity Management Systems: the forensic dimension
Other
PWC Global Economic Crime Survey 2011, Cybercrime: protecting against the growing threat, for which I was their academic partner