About Steven Branigan

	Providing Advanced High Tech Security Solutions			Cyanline Founder Steven Branigan authored the book that takes forensic investigators and law enforcement officials through high-tech investigations. It provides best-practices on handling digital information
Experts in High Tech Crime Prevention, Detection, Investigation & Litigation Support

CyanLine Founder Steven Branigan boasts a unique perspective of Internet security, law enforcement and business. With a Masters in Computer Science and an MBA, Branigan is equipped to balance the tightrope of mitigating risks without impeding business. Further, still active in the field, he builds forensically sound tools that get the job done quickly and throroughly.

Branigan's knowledge of the law and computer crimes has made him a highly sought speaker and instructor. He has worked on cases with both domestic and international enforcement agencies, taught for the Department of Justice, earned citations and awards from agencies ranging from the US Secret Service to the New Jersey State Police. He has testified before Congress, been a US delegate to the G8 Cyber Crimes Security Summit and provided training at NATO. He is a licensed private investigator and the author of High Tech Crimes Revealed.

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CyanLine Blog

Why won’t my call go through? Denial of service in the cell phone network.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:50:02 +0000 - Recently, some of the major cellular carriers have released “Network Extenders”, also known as femtocell. The network extender is a device that a subscriber purchases to extend the reach of the cell phone network. (In effect, the subscriber is paying for the privilege of increasing the cellular network coverage. What a deal!) The network extender [...]

SCADA and security

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:49:10 +0000 - A recent article by Hal Hodson of Information Age reports that the FBI has publicly stated that hackers have successfully targeted SCADA systems in three unnamed US communities. The attacks were reported to have the potential to shut down electricity at a nearby mall as well as the potential to dump sewage. Just weeks earlier came an announcement from the [...]

How to find hidden passwords (and how to protect them)

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:27:46 +0000 - While preparing to teach a computer forensic workshop, I discovered a new live Linux distribution entitled C.A.IN.E, (Computer Aided Investigative Environment.) This software is one of a few live Linux distributions that allows a user to boot Linux from a CD or DVD and start a forensic investigation. The distribution includes tools to make forensic [...]