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Agape Inc, one of the leading computer & mobile forensics & security technology company has joined force with another global technology service provider: RADIUS-ED to form a state of the art work force known under the brand name “AGAPE-RADIUS.”

With Agape’s expertise in mobile forensics and the extensive work field experience of Radius-ED in mobile marketing has resulted in this alliance to be one of its kind. This will provide a common platform wherein you can get the finest mobile marketing services (E.g. G1, SMS assure, IPM, etc) to generate revenue for your business globally. Putting together the cutting edge solution of bulk mobile sms’ing with added safety creates a hi-tech package that can adhere the next generation.

Bulk SMS marketing has attained lot of importance as it enables companies to directly reach to their customers. But this involves making the use of technology and with technology comes the need of security. This is where Agape Inc makes its presence felt by providing technical expertise for keeping the complete process highly secure. Through this new venture Agape-Radius has developed a dynamic & interactive marketing strategy by targeting the fundamental upbringing and thinking beyond imagination to create a relationship with value for its privileged customers. Thus, Agape Radius-ED network of direct operator connections delivers messages from mobile business applications to mobile subscribers worldwide.

For more information on our solutions and various mobile marketing plans, visit Agape-Radius website.

The ImageMASSter Solo-3 IT from ICS is a hand held, high speed data duplication tool. It integrates all the latest advanced features in data imaging. It is capable of copying data from IDE and laptop drives, Serial ATA and SCSI drives as well as Flash Cards. With the integrated Link MASSter Option, data can be copied from unopened computers using the FireWire or USB2 interface. The source’s hard drive is write protected and one can copy data to 2 targets hard drives simultaneously..

The copied data can be verified to achieve maximum reliability. On the fly MD5 or CRC32 hashing capabilities are available using the sector-by-sector copy mode to guarantee exact replica of the source’s data without modification, re-arrangement or corruption. Priced at $1,999 for the US region, the product can be obtained by placing an order with their distributors around the globe.

The official partners of ICS in India are Agape Inc and any inquiries for ImageMASSter Solo-3 IT in India can be made by contacting us.

Recently ICS has announced that their products are comatible with Mac. It released a new software option to be used with the Solo-3 Forensic and LinkMASSter units that will allow the user to acquire data in a forensic manner from  unopened MAC computer or MAC laptop through USB or FireWire ports.

Online frauds and cyber crimes are causing enormous loss to many businesses. Given below are the links that focus more on the increasing problem in the cyber space.

1. Aviad Ofrat, CEO of Cellebrite discusses about mobile forensics as well as the Universal Forensic Extraction Device. Read more

2. RM3 billion lost to fraud: a loss that reflects the size of the problem for businesses regardless of size. Read more

3. Most UK individuals prefer to report online fraud directly to a dedicated e-crime agency. A thing that surely needs to be learned from the Brits. Read more

Cyber crime is up again for 2007. Hardly news, of course; it is no secret that this plague is spreading farther and deeper by the hour. And same as last year Internet Auction Fraud continues to lead the peak of Cyber crimes with a percentage of 35.7%, according to Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

What far too many users fail to realize is that when something is purchased via an Internet auction, it is not bought from the auction house (say eBay or Amazon) but from an individual or company. The auction site - acting as a go-between - merely provides a forum where individuals can trade with one another, and it usually adopts - and prominently displays - a firm policy of washing their hands of legal responsibility for any loss suffered from using their service.

Once the bidding has concluded, the payment for and delivery of the goods bought and sold is negotiated between the purchaser and seller. If the item is not delivered after it is paid for or is not what was represented on the auction site, the auction house will not refund any money. It is up to the buyer to approach the seller to negotiate a fair and proper settlement.

Therefore, keep the following in mind when dealing with on-line auctions, or whenever you buy anything online:

1. Understand as much as possible about how the auction works.
2. Find out what actions the web site/company takes if a problem occurs.
3. Learn as much as possible about the seller apart from an e-mail address. Use Search Engines, ask references, clarify from partners of the seller, etc.
4. Examine the feedback on the seller. From previous customers or testimonials or from known sources.
5. Determine what method of payment the seller is asking from you and where he/she is asking to send the payment.
6. Make sure the online payment system is SSL certified.
7. Look out for the settlement conditions if a problem occurs with the auction transaction. Carefully read Conditions of Use and Privacy Notice.
8. Ask the seller about when delivery can be expected and the warranty conditions.
9. Find out if shipping and delivery are included in the auction price.
10. Never give out your Social Security Number to the seller.

The date was 26 October 2008 and the time was 19:00 hrs. Whats that? Well that was the time when we launched the Beta version of our or should i say India’s first and best Mobile phone recovery tool. Its called as AgapeMobiTool. AgapeMobiTool is forensically valid software for acquiring & decoding data stored in Mobile phone & SIM. It maintains chain of events to find information from a device for investigation purposes.

Individuals who are interested in testing the demo version are FREE to download it from the link given below.

Download Link: AgapeMobiTool Beta version

Currently the demo version is a 7 day trial version which can be used for a maximum of 5 times. Here are some quick features of AgapeMobiTool:

1. Acquisition of data from 2G and 3G GSM/CDMA SIM cards including text messages, phonebook, and call logs.
2. Recovers deleted data from GSM/CDMA SIM cards.
3. Supports with Infrared, Bluetooth & Serial Cables.
4. Acquisition of data from mobile phone memory including pictures, videos, audios, themes.
5. Text, Hex & ASCII data viewing options available.
6. Generates report using XML style sheet.
7. Data acquisition rate for SIM is about 4kbps.

Soon, AgapeMobiTool will be released in Enterprise, Professional & Standard edition with a forensic kit that will be consisting of all the components that are required for the investigation process.

With the arrival of various internet based applications which allow people to express themselves, the web has definitely become democratic. But using the same for carrying out personal or malicious activities, and that too using your office computer can land you in deep trouble. With companies using special softwares to monitor everything, the employees feel paralyzed, as every activity of theirs  is tracked. It becomes a debatable topic on who is right and who is wrong. And are such monitoring softwares really required, and if yes how should they be used so that the employees do not feel as though someone is watching them.

I have written an article which provides answers to all such questions. Here is a link to the same:

Is it really possible to catch an email stalker? What if they use an anonymous email account like Gmail or Yahoo? What if they are really computer savvy? Is it still possible? The short answer is Yes. An email stalker can be caught.

The first thing you must realize about an email stalker is that they want you to know who they are. So the typical email stalker will take steps to cover their tracks. They may use free anonymous accounts with fictitious information and even proxy servers or IP spoofing. But one thing they cannot hide is their obsessive compulsive antisocial behavior that causes them to stalk you in the first place. Make no mistake to take this casually as such behavior should be taken seriously. And that same abnormal behavior of the stalker can be predicted and used to trap them into revealing their identity.

If you are a victim of an email stalker then the last thing you should do is ignore it and hope it goes away. If it doesnt, you should consult an expert as nailing the stalker is risky and not any individual can do it. In this type of situation trained investigators experienced in tracking down and identifying cyber stalkers can use the predictable behavior of the obsessive stalker to set traps and trick the stalker into revealing themselves.

The digital age has brought many advantages to individuals and businesses alike since it started. However, it has also brought a whole host of problems with it as well. More people can tap into technology for fraudulent or criminal means, which has, of course, made business far more vulnerable than it ever has been before. This is why the idea of using digital forensics in the public sector has become more and more prevalent over the past few years.

Specialists in digital forensics can determine whether any incident of misuse or criminal activity has taken place on a computer which enables the company and the police if necessary to take the appropriate action. Outsourcing such work is actually more cost effective than running internal departments.

It is not just employers that may benefit from digital forensics in the public sector today though. It may also help employees to prove their innocence in terms of an allegation that has been made and has essentially been reason for the termination of employment.

It has been a very busy week for everyone at Agape as we had been working very hard to achieve the certifications. After being certified by IQMS last week , we have achieved 2 more certificates this week.

While one certificate was awarded for the Occupational Health & Safety Management System, which means Agape Inc comply with the required standards for OHSAS 18001:2007. The other certificate awarded was for effectively following the NS-EN ISO 14001:2004/ISO 14001:2004 standards. Both the certificates were awarded by Norsk Akkreditering of Norway.

Recently, the International Quality Management System certified Agape’s proprietary product, Agape e Locks. This certification was awarded as our product matched the requirements imposed by European Union Directive No. 73/23/EEC (the Low Voltage Directive).

Thus it has now been certified that Agape e Locks operates in the voltage range of 50 to 1000 Volts AC and 75 to 1500 Volts DC; making sure it does not jeopardize the safety of people, domestic animals or property. During the auditing process the requirements for product marking and declarations of conformity were considered and so were the standards which apply to  different classes of equipments. And thus, Agape e Locks was awarded the certification in Class 1 devices as per the Low Voltage Directives.