Christa Miller: Could blockchain technology be the answer to challenges with data volumes and sharing evidence and cross-border prosecutions? Welcome back to the Forensic Focus Podcast. I’m Christa Miller here with my co-host Si Biles, and today we’re talking … Read more
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The Great Resignation in DFIR
Christa: Welcome back to the Forensic Focus Podcast. I’m Christa Miller and we’re back this week with co-hosts Simon Biles and Alex Desmond.
Simon: Hey, guys.
Alex: Hey.
Christa: Good to see you again. So I … Read more
University of Adelaide’s Dr. Matthew Sorell on Evidentiary Health Data at DFRWS-APAC 2022
Christa Miller: Welcome back to the Forensic Focus Podcast. I’m Christa Miller and this week Desi, Si and I are welcoming Dr. Matthew Sorell; senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Australia. … Read more
DGForensiks’ Cindy Vasquez on Developing Digital Forensics Capacity in Mexico
Christa: This week on the Forensic Focus Podcast, our coverage of digital forensics issues across the world’s regions continues with Cindy Vazquez, owner of DGForensiks, a consultancy based just outside of Mexico City. We interviewed Cindy in late 2020,… Read more
UCD’s Prof. Liliana Pasquale on Filling the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
Christa Miller: As the cybersecurity talent gap continues to widen, a number of universities are developing programs to fill it. Among them is University College Dublin, which has just launched its brand new Master of Science in Cybersecurity program. … Read more
Frontline Managed Services’ Kyle Campbell on DFIR & E-Discovery Skills & Pathways
Christa: Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, has always required some digital forensic skills as litigators prepare to present electronic data at trial. However, as technology evolves, likewise, the skills needed to identify, collect and analyze the data that’s most relevant … Read more
Introducing 2 Forensic Focus Podcast Co-Hosts: Simon Biles and Alex Desmond
Christa: Welcome to the Forensic Focus podcast. I’m your host, Christa Miller. And this week we’re switching it up a little bit. We’re introducing some new co-hosts: Simon Biles and Alex Desmond. Simon’s an IT and digital forensics expert … Read more
Cellebrite’s Monica Harris on Achieving Balance in Corporate Investigations and E-Discovery
Christa: Digital forensics in enterprises increasingly overlaps corporate investigations, e-discovery and incident response, with the result that enterprises themselves must balance data acquisition and retention with employee privacy and cyber security.
This week on the Forensic Focus podcast we’re … Read more
Santosh Khadsare on Capacity Building in Digital Forensics
Christa Miller: Capacity building for digital forensics is defined as the development of new professionals and better equipped work environments, particularly as the digital forensics industry struggles to keep pace with the way technology and the trace evidence it … Read more
Researcher Nina Sunde on Reducing Bias in Digital Forensic Analysis
Christa: No professional in any discipline is free from bias, but how it affects decision making, especially decisions around a criminal suspect’s liberty is the topic of several years worth of research by Nina Sunde. Nina is a PhD fellow … Read more
DFIR Consultant Kat Hedley on Finding the History — and Future — of DFIR at Bletchley Park
Christa: The United Kingdom’s Bletchley Park is world renowned for its codebreakers’ role in shortening World War II by between two and four years, all by cracking codes the Germans used to communicate their plans.
This week on the Forensic … Read more
Authors Graeme Horsman and Brett Shavers on Defining Digital Forensics Expertise
Christa: Who is the digital forensic expert and what is their expertise? That’s the question posed in a new paper. Published at WIREs Forensic Fcience, the paper explores the concept of a digital forensic expert witness, while also considering whether … Read more
MSAB’s Simon Crawley on the Importance of Frontline Forensics
Christa: Time is of the essence when field extractions of mobile devices are needed, but so are forensically sound extractions as strong links along the chain of custody. Today the Forensic Focus podcast welcomes Simon Crawley, a senior consultant with … Read more
The EFF’s Eva Galperin on Using DFIR Skills To Help Victims of Stalkerware and Abuse
Christa: Stalking and domestic violence affect huge proportions of people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 7.5 million people are stalked in the United States each year, with about 61% of female victims and 44% of … Read more
Ali Hadi and Jessica Hyde on Accessible, Affordable Digital Forensics Training
Christa: As cyber crimes and incidents rise, so does the need for well prepared, professional, digital forensics and incident response practitioners. However, while there’s no shortage of digital forensics training and education, whether it’s accessible enough and addresses enough of … Read more
Mason Toups and Emre Tinaztepe on Efficient Incident Response Through Collaboration
Christa: Efficient, effective digital forensics and incident response involves not just the right tools and processes, but also the ability to share insights and collaborate on work. Here with us on the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about it … Read more