On the complexity of collaborative cyber crime investigations

This article considers the challenges faced by digital evidence specialists when collaborating with other specialists and agencies in other jurisdictions when investigating cyber crime. The opportunities, operational environment and modus operandi of a cyber criminal are considered, with a view to developing the skills and procedural support that investigators might usefully consider in order to respond more effectively to the investigation of cyber crimes across State boundaries

The use of malware as a means of obtaining evidence in Portuguese criminal proceedings

David Silva Ramalho outlines the legislative development of using malware in the Cybercrime Law as a technological device to be used in covert operations. He illustrates that the terms in which this provision was foreseen lacks clarity, precision and most of all respect for the defendant’s rights, thus raising doubts as to its constitutionality. Index words: Portugal; malware; obtaining evidence; legality; criminal proceeding

Presence and the actor\u27s craft.

The purpose of this thesis is to establish that Presence is essential to an actor’s craft. This thesis makes considerable mention of my own work on Naomi Iizuka’s Polaroid Stories, playing the part of SKINHEADboy, as well as making mention of the theoreticians and practitioners of Acting who have dealt with the subject of Presence. The parallels I draw between actor training and the sources from outside of the field of Acting feed not only into an understanding of how consequential Presence is for the actor, but also how Presence can affect the lives human beings. This thesis also contains my own observations of performances and practices that have affected my understanding of Presence as it relates between the actor and the audience. Most importantly, I am able to reveal my missteps as an actor for a better understanding of what prevents Presence when building a role for performance