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| Quote: Video games can not only catch criminals but can also prove their innocence, according to security consultant Brandon Nesbit. Nesbit, who is scheduled to give a presentation at the DEFCON Security Conference, will argue to law enforcement authorities how logs from games such as World of Warcraft, and features from consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 can be used to establish an alibi. "For example, if someone is trying to prove that Suspect A was running an attack against a World of Warcraft server, there will be logs to indicate that fact within World of Warcraft. "Or if someone wants to defend themselves, they can say, 'whoa Mr. Investigator...check those logs, I was playing Team Fortress 2 at the time." We know we've used that one before... Nesbit also suggests that gaming can be an effective method of further invading privacy. "Keep in mind too, that logs are just a small piece of a very large pie. If an investigator wants to get a good idea as to the activities conducted on a system, this information is very important." Nesbit explained that the connected nature of current consoles makes them a powerful tool since they store "files, pictures, movies" and that data can be "of interest to a forensics investigator". "The idea [is] that traditionally, in my experience at least, a forensics investigator will gloss over this type of evidence. I try to point out in the presentation that this should no longer happen as there's a wealth of information to be garnered, both on game consoles and PCs." We're a little weary of his new 'investigation technique', mostly because he suggests people are still playing Team Fortress 2 on the Xbox - utter maddness. | |
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This reminded me of the guy who was accused of robbery, only to be saved by his FB entry...
