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(@warlock88)
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Hey guys!
I was wondering, we all work or have worked in various laboratories. And I wanted to know and to see what would be your perfect lab.
So lets say, you have a budget (solely for the purpose of equipment and not for hiring) of 100K$. How and on what would you spend it?

Lab specifications General digital forensics, Mobile forensics, Malware analysis.

My lab would be (main features)

3 Dedicated servers - for heavy duty processing

3 Dedicated working stations - i7 + 16 GB of Ram + 128 GB SSD

1 main dedicated storage

3 Logicube Dossier kits

2 Cellebrite UFED Ultimate

3 Tableu WB

AD FTK Enterprise

IDA Pro (fully featured)

WinHex - forensics edition

Netwitness analyzer

WarlocK88

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 3:27 pm
steve862
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Hi,

A bit off topic but my perfect lab would have an tech/admin team to field out as many unnecessary calls as possible, so that there were fewer distractions during the day. Only calls that were vital would be passed on.

As for workstations I would favour a Xeon over an i7 but not all Xeons are quick, you'd have to choose the right processor.

Steve

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 4:26 pm
(@belkasoft)
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I would rather have a setup with multiple high-end video cards (ATI or NVIDIA). Many forensic tools of today make use of those video boards to accelerate the recovery of passwords or decryption keys, normally working 20 to 40 times faster than even the fastest multi-core CPU. Tableau is good, but price/performance wise video-card based setup beats it hands down.

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 5:56 pm
(@bithead)
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My "perfect" lab would be like the ones on TV where the evidence is processed almost instantly, encryption is easily broken, and cases are solved in 42 or so minutes (with the occasional case taking a second episode).

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 6:28 pm
(@pragmatopian)
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The number/types of servers and workstations (and anything else) I'd include in the spec would depend substantially on the anticipated team size and case types I was dealing with. One thing I'd certainly add would be a backup system.

Rather than WinHex I'd get X-Ways worth it for the extra capabilities.

Depending on the case types I'm dealing with I'd probably get Internet Evidence Finder and NetAnalysis.

Rather than 2x Cellebrite units I'd get 1x Cellebrite and 1x XRY to give myself more options.

I'd get Tableau and Wiebetech write-blockers plus a full set of available adapters for each. TBH you could go all-Tableau or all-Wiebetech without issues it's certainly not as strong a recommendation as that of getting two mobile forensics tools.

I wouldn't buy dedicated disk copying devices, but that's just me.

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 6:44 pm
jaclaz
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My "perfect" lab would be like the ones on TV where the evidence is processed almost instantly, encryption is easily broken, and cases are solved in 42 or so minutes (with the occasional case taking a second episode).

But this comes with collateral damage, your personnel would all become trekkies

wink

jaclaz

 
Posted : 25/04/2013 7:31 pm
(@bithead)
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But this comes with collateral damage, your personnel would all become trekkies

wink

jaclaz

I see way more of these

than these

but for a puzzled look on the kids faces, put one of these on your shelf

 
Posted : 26/04/2013 6:56 am
jaclaz
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but for a puzzled look on the kids faces, put one of these on your shelf

Naah, but this would do wink
http//www.obviouswinner.com/obvwin/2012/12/28/build-a-custom-doctor-who-crack-in-the-universe-for-your-bed.html

jaclaz

 
Posted : 26/04/2013 3:53 pm
jhup
 jhup
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Hey guys!
I was wondering, we all work or have worked in various laboratories. And I wanted to know and to see what would be your perfect lab.
So lets say, you have a budget (solely for the purpose of equipment and not for hiring) of 100K$. How and on what would you spend it?

I would spend it on a hammock. No, wait. A lounge chair. After all, I do not want to fall out when asleep in the gentle ocean breeze on the beach. I might fall on my drink and spill it.

Some sun tan lotion. Long weeks on the beach can be brutal on the skin, no matter what.

About a dozen pair of nice sunglasses. The more expensive my sunglasses, the faster I lose them. This has been tested repeatedly in my life, and is no longer a theory. Glasses are important. Most people do not realize how much reflective light comes from the calm surface of the azure, Pacific ocean.

Some fishing rods, and appropriate tackle for surf fishing. I am no slacker and I do want to contribute to dinner!

Cork screw. Why do islands always short on cork screws? Is there like a limit to cork screws what an island can sustain?

A heated, fresh-water shower just outside off of the sandy beach to rinse the sand from my toes, and the salt after a dip in the ocean.

That is pretty much it. That is how I would set up my lab.
mrgreen

 
Posted : 26/04/2013 6:03 pm
MDCR
 MDCR
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The perfect lab would be one without people in suits and ties worrying more about paperwork than actual work, which would leave the techies and forensics people to do their thing instead of worrying about complete bullshit.

 
Posted : 27/04/2013 1:18 pm
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