What's the EnCase Processor?

Guidance Software Last week I sat in on an EnCase® Computer Forensics I class held here in our Pasadena Training Center.

It was a great class, nice mix of students from law enforcement, corporate, and consulting organizations. As the class began the lessons on the Evidence Processor, the instructor asked the students if they had ordered their free EnCase Processor yet and to my surprise more than one student asked "What's the EnCase Processor?"

Seeing this firsthand I thought I'd better take a couple of minutes and explain the new EnCase Processor product and let you know how you can order yours today. All EnCase Forensic v7 licenses now include an EnCase Processor dongle so if you purchased v7 in after v7.03 was released you probably already have your EnCase Processor dongle. If you purchased EnCase Forensic v7 before v7.03 was released you just need to fill out a short form to get your free dongle, but I am getting ahead of myself. Back to the task at hand, explaining the new EnCase Processor product.

The EnCase Processor is a standalone evidence processor designed to allow forensic examiners to offload the acquisition and processing of evidence to another computer, freeing up their forensic workstation for casework. Since EnCase Forensic v7 includes an evidence processor already, now you are essentially doubling your processing capacity. The capabilities of the EnCase Processor are the same as the evidence processor in v7 with one additional capability; smartphone acquisition and reporting.

To read about what you can do with the EnCase Processor download the EnCase Forensic v7 Essentials Manual. The manual is full of great information, including details about the different tasks you can automate with the EnCase Processor. As I mentioned, to order your free EnCase Processor take a couple of minutes and fill out the EnCase Processor order form. All you need to have is the physical address you want the dongle shipped and your EnCase Forensic dongle ID. To make it easier, if you have several EnCase Forensic dongles you can fill out the form once and enter all the dongle IDs together, providing you want the Processor dongles shipped to the same address.

Be sure to keep your eye out on this blog for more information about the processor as well as the other new features of EnCase Forensic v7. As always, any questions or comments please let me know.

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