2011年10月20日星期四

logicube forensic talon review

What is logicube forensic talon?
Computer forensic Talon is a PC-attached forensic data capture system designed for the requirements of law enforcement, military, corporate security, investigators, and auditors. The forensic Talon simultaneously images and verifies data at up to 4 GB/min. The system supports IDE/SATA drives, and can capture SCSI drives via USB cable. Capture directly from desktop/laptop PCs and MAC computers (via PC interface) using the Forensic cloning software included with the Talon. Optional adapters are available for capture from 1.8”, 2.5”, and compact flash drives.


 Manufacturer: Logicube
 Price: 
Talon unit only (soft case): 1,899.00 €
Talon Dual Mode Standalone : 3,499.00 €
Talon Stand Alone with GPStamp: 2,199.00 €
Note: Investigators and examiners can bolster their credibility by specifying when and where data captures are performed. The GPStamp from Logicube produces a verified fix on the location, time, and date of the data capture. 
Talon KIT: 2,699.00 €
Talon Dual Mode KIT: 4,599.00 €
Talon KIT with GPStamp: 3,299.00 €
Note: the kit package includes adaptors and desktop write protect gadget   
 What kind of problems is Forensic Talon able to handle?
-Keyword search — Search for words and Store multiple groups of pre-defined keyword lists on compact flash. Retrieve search results directly to Windows. Search for suspect names, phone numbers, and any other incriminating information. Add new words while in the field, using the built-in keypad.
-capture data with options of MD5 or SHA-256 verification
-create DD images on the fly– allows users to create DD images at in sizes of 650 MB, 2 GB & 4GB.
-Unidirectional data transfer– Copies only from the external data source to prevent inadvertent over-writing or corruption of a suspect’s drive.
-wipe out the destination drive prior to capture a suspect drive
 Advantages:
-with the whole kit, it is quite a professional forensic data capture tool
-keyword search makes the data capture work more objective and effective
-with optional software for RAID IO-RAID Pair Capturing– RAID 2 to 1 and 1 to 2 Software License Key for Logicube Talon. Note: RAID I/O Adapter ( p/n F-ADP-RAID-IO) required to activate this software.
 Disadvantages:
-the price is quite high if you have to equip with most of the key function and gadgets
- most key functions are optional
-because of the simultaneously imaging and verifying data, the transfer speed is not so pleasant
 Upgrade and support:
Free Software Updates & Technical Support–Free lifetime software updates & phone technical support.
One-year Standard Warranty, with Warranty extension:  two years-199.00 €; three years-399.00 €
 DataTools Review Ideas and Tips:
Logicube has been in hard drive duplication field for years and the products is quite mature with full ranges of optional softwares and accessories.  Forensic talon is the newly released forensic orientated data capture tool and seems desirable, only if you can afford to equip the system with all the necessary gadgets and softwares.  BTW, anyone who has had one can go to our forum to share your experience.

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