Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is looking for technology that can extract data from computers, tablets and smartphones.
The request for information (read it here) calls for a device that within 15 minutes, under austere field conditions, can:
■Survey digital media and physical properties associated with memory drives and devices.
■Extract files for a specified search.
■Identify file properties such as filenames and hash numbers, and compare them to a watch list.
■Detect and extract personal identifying information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and chat room nicknames, and compare them to a watch list.
At a forward operating base or Special Operations safehouse, the device should also be able to:
■Create a forensically sound image.
■Examine user-configuration settings.
■Extract user and file metadata.
■Find keywords in specified languages.
■Examine default and alternate file storage locations to see what files are stored there.
■Recover unallocated files.
