Interviews

Tom Cross, VFC Sales Manager, MD5

Tom, you’re VFC Sales Manager at MD5. Tell us about your role: what does a day in your life look like? A day in my life as VFC sales manager in a nutshell consists of me developing new and existing

Bobby Balachandran, CEO, Exterro

Welcome, Bobby, and congratulations on the acquisition of AccessData! Why was a forensic company important to add to the Exterro portfolio and why AccessData specifically? Thank you! The heart of the decision came from knowing that we have technology that

Jad Saliba, Founder & CTO, Magnet Forensics

Jad, 2020 was a challenging year in many ways. What operational challenges did Magnet Forensics’ law enforcement customers reflect were of particular concern? How did they pivot, and how did Magnet Forensics help them? It definitely was a challenging year

Adam Belsher, CEO, Magnet Forensics

Adam, it’s been a while since we sat down with you! Since our last conversation, this time three years ago, how has the digital forensics landscape changed — and what (if anything) has remained the same? It’s nice to have

Marco Fontani, R&D Engineer, Amped Software

Marco, let’s start with a little about you. How did you come to your interest in multimedia forensics and engineering? My interest in engineering began when I was in high school. I had some older friends who were in university

Charles Kline, Product Manager, Nuix

Charles, you’ve been with Nuix for 8+ years, but you haven’t always worked in digital forensics software. What drew you to it?  That’s true. Prior to working at Nuix I helped build a self-service platform that enabled independent musicians to

Vitaliy Mokosiy, CTO, Atola

Vitaliy, it’s been a year since we last met to discuss the progress Atola was making developing its technology and TaskForce’s integration into Magnet AUTOMATE. And what a year that was! What has Atola accomplished since and how are you

Shahar Tal, VP Research, Cellebrite

Shahar, tell us about yourself, your role as VP Research, and Cellebrite’s Security Research Labs. I have the outstanding honor to work with one of the most brilliant teams in our profession. I lead Cellebrite’s Security Research Labs, which are

James Eichbaum, Global Training Manager, MSAB

Let’s start with a little bit about you. How did you come to your current role? What about training resonated for you, relative to other roles? My digital forensics career has afforded me the privilege of attending over a thousand

Keith Lockhart, Director Of Training, Oxygen Forensics

Keith, since we interviewed you last June, what's new? What has been your biggest accomplishment as Oxygen Forensics' Director of Training over the past year? It’s funny, at home we do “highs and lows” and while that’s usually a dinner

Samuel Abbott, Software Trainer, Amped Software

Samuel, congratulations on your new role! Tell us more about your career with the Royal Military Police. How did you come to be a video analysis expert? Thank you! It is a very exciting move for me. My career began

Joe Sylve, Director Of Research And Development, BlackBag Technologies

Joe, your BlackBag profile describes how you "drive innovation and pursue emerging areas of research" as Director of Research & Development. Can you describe for us what your day-to-day looks like? Usually I’m managing shifting priorities, so there’s not always