Encryption Really Pisses Us Off, Says FBI

I spent today dressed up in my monkey incognito suit at the 2007 ISSA Symposium in Phoenix. There were lots of great presentations and interesting security folks to exchange information with. One presentation was particularly informative and a bit humorous for me.

The information was presented by an FBI Special Agent on the basics of forensics. It was a very good summary - however the best part was the questions asked afterward. This is the part that made me chuckle (those of you that know how I feel about encountering encryption during an investigation know why I'm laughing).