Exposure

Ask/answer questions on the various lists and forums. Something that has worked wonders for some is posting thoughtful and innovative analysis techniques or findings.

Do some experiments in your own time and post the results to a blog. A few more details on something like Windows 8 would be useful for examiners to know and if you've done all of the research then people will come to know you.

Hi,

Apart from adding random people on Linkedin, has anyone got any ways of getting your name on the rador of people in the Computer Forensics industry?

Thanks for the help

LinkedIn is, in my experience, a good way to expose lots of your personal information for little/no gain, while "adding random people" is pointless, and possibly annoying to those who you're randomly connecting to.

My advice would be to do something which people want to read/subscribe to. Publish your research/opinons/software but make sure its 1) original and 2) what people actually want. For instance, I like Twitter and there are lots of DFIR people there, but there aren't that many who say something of interest and don't just retweet other news stories. The people who get a name for themselves are those who "bring something to the party" not the bystanders.

Thanks for the replies.

I am going to try the Blog idea and do some research and hopefully find some methods that others might find useful.

Thanks again

I was head hunted for my current position through my Linken In profile, so I hold a different opinion as to its benefit from Jonathan.

That said, you really shouldn't add random people. I turn down a few people a week asking for connections and only add people I have personally met or under limited circumstances know through the general CF & ED communities. If you asked me for a random link, I'd probably add you to my list of people I'm never going to hire.

wont add you then Tony. P

But seriously thanks for the feedback, CF seems to be a industry where who you know is massively important and I suppose when used correctly LinkedIn can be very useful.

Blogs are definitely a good way to get into the "community" - if you've used a particular tool someone has highlighted, put up a reply with your experiences (good or bad!). Create your own blog with your tool use if you're comfortable with that - it's definitely a great form of exposure.

I'd also say that Twitter is a great way of a) finding out the latest news & trends and b) engaging with the community. There's dozens of forensicators who regularly post on Twitter, plus companies like Guidance, SANS, etc.

Don't forget face to face networking! Training courses, conferences, etc are a great way of meeting people in the field.