Professor Peter Sommer

Peter, tell us a bit about yourself. What is your background and your current role? I read law at Oxford and had a first career in book publishing. At that time although we all knew what a computer was most

Devon Ackerman, Senior Director, Kroll

Devon, tell us a bit about yourself. What's your background, and what's your current role? My name is Devon Ackerman, and I am currently a Senior Director in Kroll’s Cyber Security and Investigations practice. In this role, I have leadership

Victor Limongelli, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AccessData

Congratulations on being named CEO of AccessData. You previously served as President and CEO of Guidance. Why AccessData? Why now? I’ve been in the industry since 2003, I’ve known – and competed against – AccessData for many years, and I

Jamie McQuaid, Forensics Consultant, Magnet Forensics

There are a number of current and upcoming trends on the digital forensics horizon. Here at the beginning of 2017, Forensic Focus was able to connect with Jamie McQuaid, Forensic Consultant at Magnet Forensics (or McMan on the Forensic Focus

Jade Promhouse, Software Tester, Magnet Forensics

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role at Magnet Forensics. My name is Jade Promhouse and I’m a software tester on the development team. I joined Magnet Forensics full time in 2016 after completing my degree in

John Patzakis, Executive Chairman, X1 Discovery

John, you're Executive Chairman at X1 Discovery. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a day in your life look like? This is an exciting time in the eDiscovery and computer forensics field, given all the legal

Interview With Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft

Check why the interview with Yuri Gubanov, CEO of Belkasoft, is special and also find a secret deal inside Yuri's talk! Yuri, you told me that this interview is a bit unusual, what did you mean? To be honest, I

Ezra Kohavi, CEO, MediaClone

Ezra, you're CEO at MediaClone. Tell us a bit about your role – what does a typical day look like for you? MediaClone is a small company where every employee wears many “hats,” works extremely efficiently, and performs different functions,

Paul Slater, Executive Director for EMEA, Nuix

Paul, tell us a bit about your role at Nuix: what does your day to day routine look like? As part of my role, I am the ambassador, spokesperson and leader for the Nuix team in this region. I work

Shahar Tal, Director Of The Research Group, Cellebrite

Shahar, you are the Director of the Research Group at Cellebrite. Tell us a bit about your role. What does a day in your life look like? In my role, I am responsible for Cellebrite’s research efforts to provide extraction-enabling

Drew Fahey, VP of Product Development, BlackBag Technologies

Drew, you're VP of Product Development at BlackBag Tech. Tell us a bit about your work. What does your day-to-day role entail? I manage a team of developers who work incredibly hard creating the outstanding products our customers have come

Liam Owens, Director, Semantics 21

Liam, you're the Director of Semantics 21. Tell us a bit about the company and what prompted you to set it up. Semantics 21 is a UK-based forward-looking digital forensics company, which specialises in the research and development of intelligent

Lee Reiber, COO, Oxygen Forensics

Lee, you're COO at Oxygen Forensics. Tell us a bit about your work; what does your day-to-day role entail? As the Chief Operations Officer of Oxygen Forensics Inc., I wear many hats. Primarily, I assist the company with day to

Noora Al Mutawa, Head of Computer Examination Section, Dubai Police

Noora, you presented a paper on the challenges of investigating cyberstalking at DFRWS. Tell us a bit about your research and what you found. The research combined the techniques of Digital Forensics with the strategies of Behavioural Evidence Analysis in

Vladimir Katalov, Co-Founder and CEO, ElcomSoft

Vladimir, you’re co-founder and CEO at ElcomSoft. Tell us a bit about your role – how has it changed this year? I do quite a lot of things from marketing to technical support, and from project management to presentations about

David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle, Event Chairman, DFRWS EU

David-Olivier, tell us a bit about yourself. What first sparked your interest in digital forensics, and what is your current role? I studied Mathematics and did my PhD in number theory! You may wonder what the link with DF is?