South Dakota State University Honored for its support of National Guardsmen and Reservists

Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) September 30, 2005

Mr. David Janes, National Chairman for the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, today congratulated South Dakota State University (SDSU) as a 2005 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient.

SDSU is one of only 15 employers selected in July 2005 from nearly 1,500 nominations from National Guardsmen and Reservists for this prestigious award from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The 2005 recipients include Alticor, Incorporated, Citizens Financial Group, Eaton Corporation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, IDACORP, Los Angeles Police Department, Louisiana Department of Safety & Corrections, Pioneer Financial Services, Sears, Roebuck and Co., the State of Delaware, USAA, and Wachovia. The Award ceremonies will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2005 the 10th anniversary of this prestigious award program.

“We are pleased to have this recognition for the many efforts that the members of the university family have provided for our students and staff who have been deployed,” said SDSU President Peggy Gordon Miller. “We feel that while they are doing their part for us, each of us needed to do our part for them. While they are doing the big things, we don’t want to fail to do the little things that could help them here.

“Everyone has tried to find a role in the support system,” added Miller. “Faculty have found ways to help them finish courses on weekends, on the Internet, through the mails or by whatever means and in whatever time the students had available. Others have helped with mailing books, getting refunds and checking on their families. Some have found addresses and sent e-mail messages or a cheery note with the basketball scores”.

Mr. Keith Corbett. Air National Guard Colonel, and Assistant to the Dean, nominated SDSU for the award. “As with all outstanding organizations, the leadership set the example and South Dakota State University is no exception. Led by Dr, Peggy Gordon Miller, the leadership team at SDSU provides the values and leadership that recognizes and rewards their military members for the experience and skills they bring to the workplace”, said Corbett.

“All Americans can be justly proud of our Nation’s employers for their exceptional support of our men and women in the National Guard and Reserves during these demanding times. South Dakota State University, through their personnel programs provide a fine example of an employer’s recognition of the sacrifice these young people make in defense of our freedoms and way of life. The Department of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is a tribute to SDSU for their leadership and support”, said David Janes.

SDSU is a four-year comprehensive university offering degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Founded in 1881, SDSU is the state’s only land-grant institution, serving the people of South Dakota through academics, research and extension. The state’s largest university, SDSU offers the most academic programs in the state. The university offers 200 majors, minors and options from these colleges: Agriculture and Biological Sciences; Arts and Science; Education and Counseling; Engineering; Family and Consumer Sciences; General Studies and Outreach Programs; Nursing; and Pharmacy.

Then-Secretary of Defense William Perry instituted the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award in 1996 under the auspices of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The award publicly recognizes employers, who were nominated by their employees who voluntarily serve in the National Guard and Reserve, for exceptional support above the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972. The mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain active support from all public and private employers for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve. ESGR volunteers provide free education, consultation, and, if needed, mediation for employers of Guard and Reserve employees.

As the 1.2 million members of the National Guard and Reserve continue to perform an increasing number of unique missions that require extraordinary actions on the part of everyday citizens, ESGR will continue to be the informational agency for the employers of America’s Patriots. More information about ESGR Employer Outreach Programs and volunteer opportunities is available at http://www.esgr.mil, or call the National Committee at 800-336-4590.

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ElcomSoft Updates iOS Forensic Toolkit with iOS 5 Support and Faster Acquisition Times

Moscow, Russia (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. updates iOS Forensic Toolkit, adding iOS 5 to the list of supported systems. With iOS 5 support, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can recover device passcodes and/or perform physical acquisition analysis of Apple devices running iOS 3.x, 4.x and 5. In addition, the speed of physical acquisition was improved 2 to 2.5 times. With more than double the acquisition speed of the earlier versions, the updated Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can acquire a 16-Gb iPhone 4 in about 20 minutes, or a 32-Gb version in 40 minutes.

Providing near-instant forensic access to encrypted information stored in the latest iPhone and iPad devices, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit enables access to protected file system dumps extracted from supported Apple devices even if the original device passcode is unknown.

Forensic Analysis of iOS 5 Devices

With the release of iOS 5, Apple made some minor tweaks and some major changes to data encryption. There was no break-through in the iOS security model, says Andrey Belenko, ElcomSoft leading developer. The architectural changes are more of an evolution of the existing model. However, we highly welcome these changes, as they present better security to the end user. In particular, the number of keychain items that can be decrypted without the passkey is now less than it used to be. Device passcode is one of the hallmarks of Apples security model, and they are expanding the use of it to cover more data than ever before.

While the majority encryption algorithms appear to be simply tweaked a bit, Apple made a significant change to security settings regarding the keychain protection, replacing the keychain encryption algorithm entirely. In addition, Apple made Escrow Keybag useless to forensic specialists by protecting the escrow keys with device passcode. Apparently, the protection of sensitive information stored in iOS 5 devices relies more heavily on device passcode than in earlier versions.

I love challenges, says Dmitry Sklyarov, ElcomSofts leading cryptanalysis specialist. The new system release presented a perfect case. When we just started, we didnt even know if we have a chance to break it. There are all-new encryption algorithms, changed keychain protection, new data structures the list goes on and on. We did most of it before at the time of iOS 4 release, but the new system presented some unexpected challenges.

Keychains contain significant amounts of information that is highly valuable to forensic investigators. This information includes stored logins and passwords to Web sites, Wi-Fi access passwords, email and application passwords, and more. In the light of the new encryption used to protect keychain items, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit is the first commercially available product to offer full support for recovering keychain information in iOS 5 devices.

The recovery of most keychain items requires the knowledge of the original device passcode. Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can recover the original passcode by performing a brute-force attack. Knowing the plain-text passcode, Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can decrypt all items stored in the keychain.

Background

Forensic specialists are well aware of the amount of valuable information stored in Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone. iPhone users accumulate huge amounts of highly sensitive information stored in their smartphones. Besides the obvious pieces such as pictures, email and SMS messages, iPhone devices store advanced usage information such as historical geolocation data, viewed Google maps and routes, Web browsing history and call logs, login information (usernames and passwords), and nearly everything typed on the iPhone.

Some but not all of this information ends up being stored in iPhone backups when theyre produced with Apple iTunes. However, the amount of information that can be extracted from phone backups is naturally limited.

The physical acquisition analysis uses the dumped contents of the actual device to perform a comprehensive investigation of user and system data stored in the device. Physical acquisition analysis provides access to a lot more information about the usage of an iOS device than a backup file can store, and offers investigators a number of additional benefits not available with the analysis of backup files. Before Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit, decrypting the encrypted dump was simply not possible, whether or not the original passcode was available. The latest version of Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit makes such acquisition possible in about 20 minutes for a 16-Gb iPhone to 40 minutes for a 32-Gb version.

About Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit

Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit provides forensic access to encrypted information stored in popular Apple devices running iOS 3.x, 4.x, and iOS 5. By performing a physical acquisition analysis of the device itself, the Toolkit offers instant access to all protected information including SMS and email messages, call history, contacts and organizer data, Web browsing history, voicemail and email accounts and settings, stored logins and passwords, geolocation history and the original plain-text user passcode. The tool can also perform logical acquisition of iOS devices, or provide forensic access to encrypted iOS file system dumps.

Availability and Distribution

Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit is available immediately. Access to the new tool is generally provided to qualified forensic, law enforcement, and select government agencies. Pricing available by request; discounts for existing customers are available.

About ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.

Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major accounting firms. ElcomSoft and its officers are members of the Russian Cryptology Association. ElcomSoft is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an Intel Premier Elite Partner.

Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit supports Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008 Server) and MacOS X (10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.7 Lion), and is available to select government and law enforcement customers. More information at http://ios5.elcomsoft.com/

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