Review of Belkasoft Evidence Center (BEC)

By Shafik G. Punja

Introduction

Hello fellow digital forensic colleagues! This a brief review of the BEC product, but let me preface this first, by stating that anything stated herein is a reflection of my own thought processes and is not representative of my employer or has NOT been influenced by the Belkasoft. My second prefacing statement: I use a wide variety of tools for analyzing data. I find leveraging this pluralistic diversity of using a variety different tools an asset in that it allows me to view the same data from different perspectives. No software is perfect, our collective use and subsequent
reporting of any issues greatly helps improve any product.
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