Date:05/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070550270100.htm

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Police set to use cyber forensic tools

G. Anand

Thiruvananthapuram: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is setting up a modern Digital Forensics Training and Analysis Centre here for the State police.

The facility will provide forensic expertise and training to police officers investigating cyber crimes. It will train judges and prosecutors in digital forensics for effective administration of justice in cyber crime cases. The Centre will be a repository of modern cyber forensic tools used for analysing digital devices, including the latest BlackBerry and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) phones, involved in crime cases. The new facility will be housed at “Bank House,” the State-owned colonial type bungalow adjacent to the State Police Headquarters at Vazhuthacaud. The Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has granted Rs. 1.68 crore for the project.