BlackBag Technologies Announces 'MacQuisition' Boot CD for Forensic Examiners

BlackBag Technologies Inc., a leading provider of computer forensic hardware and software solutions, today announced general availability of its MacQuisition Boot CD, a unique application within the industry that simplifies the imaging of computer evidence from Macintosh systems. The new MacQuisition Boot CD, the first of its kind, provides both non-Mac users and experts with an easy to use and forensically sound boot disk for creating dd images.

A simple yet powerful forensic acquisition tool, the new MacQuisition Boot CD can be used by examiners to safely and easily image Macintosh drives using the suspect's own system. While avoiding burdensome take-apart processes, users can analyze the image from a PC or a Mac using a variety of analysis tools. MacQuisition provides an intuitive user interface, providing both beginner and advanced forensic examiners with a valuable, inexpensive tool for:

Identifying the suspect drive(s)

Configuring destination location

Imaging directly over a network

Sending the image to either a FAT 32 or HFS destination drive

Logging case, exhibit and evidence tracking numbers and notes

Automatically generating MD5 hashes

Customizing hash and block size with extension naming options"MacQuisition from BlackBag Technologies finally offers examiners an effective tool that makes imaging a Macintosh easy, while ensuring that the image is clean," said Keith Schwalm, a BlackBag customer. Schwalm is vice president of Good Harbor Consulting and a former Special Agent for the U.S. Secret Service focusing on electronic and high-tech investigations. Schwalm continued, "As a seasoned examiner, I see this latest solution from BlackBag as an illustration of their commitment to providing simple, cost-effective solutions that greatly enhance efficiency and maximize an examiner's most precious asset -- time."

MacQuisition Boot CD Pricing and Information

Pricing for the new MacQuisition solution is set at $300, with law enforcement customers receiving a discounted price of $250. For more information on MacQuisition and other trusted forensic solutions, visit the BlackBag Web site.