Revolutionary Digital Forensics Imaging System Cuts Complexity & Expedites Forensic Imaging Process

EATONTOWN, N.J. - May 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Digital forensics and network security solutions company CyanLine, announced the launch of its newest edition to its line of cutting-edge investigative products—the Fast Disk Acquisition System (FDAS). Designed for high-speed imaging, this new system fuses several elements into one streamlined unit. FDAS eliminates the cumbersome tasks and additional equipment that once hindered performance and called for forensically trained personnel to administer.

Geared specifically for law enforcement and other government agencies as well as corporate security departments, FDAS stands out from typical forensic imaging devices. Other systems require a forensic investigator to bring a blank destination drive, laptop with imaging software, writeblocker and additional cables just to capture one subject’s drive. CyanLine’s FDAS is an all-in-one unit that seamlessly connects to the drive and can be copied with the push of just two buttons.

“It turns out that imaging can only be as fast as the weakest link,” said Steven Branigan, president of CyanLine and forensic scientist. “All of those components can slow down the imaging process. By combining all of them into one unit, we give up nothing on the data integrity side, and we have huge gains on performance.”

Scott Johnson, former New Jersey State Police Lieutenant was amazing by FDAS’ speed when he used it for his investigations.

"FDAS was the only solution that allowed me to image a 1 TB drive in just over three hours. No other solution came close,” Johnson said. “The FDAS has an intuitive interface that supports SATA, USB, IDE and FireWire. Since the writeblocker is built-in, there is never a concern about contaminating the source disk drive. The interface is amazingly easy—it’s like the iPod of imagers.”

The long-standing intricacy involved in traditional forensic imaging has substantially impacted the success of investigations. In a recent Police Chief Magazine article, “The Growing Challenge of Computer Forensics,” it was noted that police managers have to learn to manage more digital forensics imaging jobs, each containing an extensive volume of data, in a timely manner and with limited resources. Thus, more pressure is added because some jurisdictions enforce tight deadlines to capture a forensic image. Loss of critical evidence can result because examiners cannot gather the information fast enough.

“FDAS fills this void in forensics technology by offering a solution that is easy to use, secure, portable and, most importantly, fast,” said Branigan. “The clean design means you don’t need to carry a suitcase of drives, nor worry about an entanglement of wires. In the old days, if an investigator tripped over the power cord, they could lose hours of work. FDAS endures and won’t lose any of the information.”

The system holds two RAID drives inside a sealed chassis that will store up to 1.5 TB of images – in either dd or E01 formats. To start imaging, connect the source drive to the FDAS. The final image is stored onto a target drive that is sealed within the FDAS unit. Only authorized personnel with permission can review the images. Measuring just 8” x 6” x 4” and ruggedized, the patented FDAS can be easily shipped to any investigation location. For more information visit http://www.cyanline.com.

About Steven Branigan

Experienced forensic scientist and licensed private investigator, Steven Branigan creates forensically sound products. Renowned speaker and instructor, Branigan is an active member in the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Federal Bureau Investigation’s Infragard, New Jersey License Private Investigators Association, and on the Digital Forensics Certification Board. Branigan is the author of High Tech Crimes Revealed and recently published an article in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. With experience in domestic and international cases, Branigan has received awards from the U.S. Secret Service and New Jersey State Police.