Digital Forensics
- 1. Digital Forensics NextComputing Portables Bring Your Complete Digital Forensics Workflow Anywhere In the world of digital forensics (computer forensics), there are a variety of hardware and software tools available for collecting, examining, analyzing, and reporting on suspect data. However, investigators working in the field have limited options when it comes to keeping up with their ever growing case load. Most solutions don’t provide the performance they need to work efficiently or the flexibility to work from any location. Laptops are too slow to process large datasets, yet working out in the field requires being away from the central lab where most of an agency’s computing horsepower resides. NextComputing bridges this gap by bringing the enterprise-level computing you would expect from a server or workstation out of the lab and into the field where data can be captured and analyzed as close to the source as possible. NextComputing’s portable “flextop” computers are powerful enough to perform multiple functions normally assigned to a variety of stationary systems, but are compact and lightweight enough to be easily transported anywhere. www.NextComputing.com • sales@Nextcomputing.com • support@NextComputing.com Main Office Phone: 1-(603) 886-3874 • Fax: 1-(603) 886-1736 • 4 Townsend West, Building 17, Nashua, NH 03063
- 2. NextComputing System Features Benefits Single Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II X4 processor or with up to ® ® A fast CPU will reduce the amount of time required to process a hard two quad-core Intel® Xeon® or AMD Opteron™ processors drive image. If the image is stored on a high-speed storage device or on a RAID, then a low-end CPU can act as a bottleneck for processing speed. When dealing with high-speed storage, a dual quad-core processor configuration is most ideal. Configurations between 4 and 32GB of RAM For high-performance forensics software, the more RAM the better. RAM will improve the system response time. Support for a variety 32- and 64-bit operating systems (including There are a variety of applications ranging from open-source simultaneous use via dual-boot or virtualization) analysis software to full featured professional toolkits. While each has its own requirements, flexibility is the key to being able to utilize any tool you need. SATA and SAS drives ranging in speeds from 7200RPM to The speed at which digital evidence can be acquired and the 15,000RPM, as well as solid state drives responsiveness of the software are both affected by hard drive speed. Configurations with up to 4 hot-swappable drives and over 14 fixed Every system can also be configured in a variety of RAID arrays for internal drives improved acquisition speed and data security. Additionally, performance and security can be further improved by having separate dedicated drives for the OS, applications, and the data image. Single, dual or triple Gigabit Ethernet ports (depending on model) Network functionality is critical for distributed computing or accessing data on a NAS Modular expansion and PCI/PCI Express capability Integrate forensic bridges, write blockers and off-the-shelf PCI-X or PCI Express hardware such as high-speed network capture cards or Fibre Channel HBAs Small, lightweight, briefcase sized systems Our unique form factors and density of components allow you to (starting just under 20 lbs) bring high-end desktop performance. NextDimension Vigor Evo HD The highest-performance portable, A rugged, high-performance, enterprise-class server/ enterprise-class server/workstation workstation for investigations in challenging for the fastest possible data environments. collection and processing available in the field Radius High-performance desktop equivalent solution with quad-core processing and flexible storage options www.NextComputing.com • sales@Nextcomputing.com • support@NextComputing.com Main Office Phone: 1-(603) 886-3874 • Fax: 1-(603) 886-1736 • 4 Townsend West, Building 17, Nashua, NH 03063 rev 1.1