Published Security Work

Ethical Access Security Research.

Ethical Access LLC publishes defensive cyber security research, technical analysis, digital-forensics guidance, vulnerability research, security-monitoring material, and educational resources intended to improve the detection, investigation, validation, and remediation of cyber security threats.

Research & Publications

Recent technical work.

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Digital Forensics

Windows Prefetch Forensics: What CMD.EXE Artifacts Can and Cannot Tell You

David Carraway · Ethical Access LLC · October 7, 2026

A practical examination of Windows Prefetch evidence, why Prefetch file counts should not be confused with execution counts, and how analysts can correlate Prefetch with other forensic artifacts.

Research Principles

Defensive, controlled, and authorization-bound.

Ethical Access LLC publishes security research for defensive, educational, investigative, and remediation purposes. Any testing underlying published work is performed in owned environments, controlled laboratories, public datasets, or systems for which explicit authorization exists.

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