After a year so many spent cooped up in their homes, it seems only fitting that the first return to an in-person event should happen at a beloved vacation spot: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, site of the 22nd edition of … Read more
Event Info & Recaps
Digital Forensics Research: Recapping DFRWS-EU 2021
Held virtually once again in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Digital Forensics Research Workshop Virtual Europe (DFRWS-EU) embodied its vision of cultivating an inclusive, transdisciplinary approach in both program and activities by featuring 10 of the 29 research paper … Read more
What’s Happening At Techno Security Myrtle Beach: June 6th-9th, 2021
In 2020, as workplaces and schools worldwide shut down to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, many professional conferences followed suit. Some promoted professional development via webinars; others kept a three- to five-day format, but went entirely … Read more
What’s New In Open Source Digital Forensics: OSDFCon 2020 Recap
The Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon) kicked off its second decade virtually and, thanks to sponsorships, free of charge. Usually hosted each October in Washington, D.C., OSDFCon this year drew 12,000 people from around the globe: a massive increase … Read more
HTCIA International Conference And Expo 2020 – Recap
Like so many conferences this year, including some of its smaller chapter events, the High Technology Crime Investigators Association (HTCIA) annual event had to pivot its offerings to a virtual environment. During its week-long event from September 28 to October … Read more
DFRWS Virtual USA 2020: Recap
In July, digital forensics professionals from the public, private, and academic sectors came together to hear about some of the latest research in the industry. In his opening remarks, DFRWS USA Conference Chair Josiah Dykstra, a Technical Fellow with the … Read more
HTCIA Conference: September 28 – October 2
From the 28th of September to the 2nd of October 2020, the HTCIA conference will be running online. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers you think we should interview, please let us … Read more
SANS DFIR Summit 2020 Recap
The SANS DFIR Summit, the largest ever SANS Institute event thanks to a record 20,000 registered individuals, took place July 16-17 this year. In a fully virtual format owing to COVID-19 precautions, the Summit, said SANS Institute Fellow Rob Lee … Read more
Highlights From The National Cybercrime Conference: Virtual Edition 2020
Virtualized online for the first time in its nearly decade-long history, the National Cybercrime Conference (NCCC) — an annual event hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office — brought together a record 133 speakers to deliver a considerable volume of … Read more
DFRWS Virtual Europe 2020 — Recap
by Christa Miller, Forensic Focus
This year’s Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) EU, originally intended to take place in Oxford, England in March 2020, instead moved online in June. The conference included:
- Fourteen paper presentations focused on memory forensics, digital