professional development Archives

An In-Depth Conversation on Digital Forensics Training and Certification

17th October 2022

Si: Welcome. This is the Forensic Focus Podcast. You’ve got Alex and I again for another week running and we don’t know what we’re doing, so we will be rambling at you. But welcome to listeners across the world of… Read more

The Great Resignation in DFIR

19th September 2022

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 think we’re going to… Read more

UCD’s Prof. Liliana Pasquale on Filling the Cybersecurity Talent Gap

8th August 2022

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. Joining… Read more

University College Dublin Launches MSc in Cybersecurity

16th June 2022

University College Dublin has launched a new Masters in Cybersecurity. The new course is supported by funding from Ireland’s Higher Education Authority funded Human Capital Initiative, through the Advance Centre. Single modules from the new programme will also be available… Read more

Santosh Khadsare on Capacity Building in Digital Forensics

6th June 2022

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 creates… Read more

Magnet Forensics Awards Scholarships to Help Advance Careers of Digital Investigators

6th April 2022

Magnet Forensics announced it is awarding scholarships to investigators in the U.S., Ireland and Brazil to help them advance their careers in digital investigations. The four recipients of the Magnet Forensics Scholarship Awards will receive training led by highly experienced… Read more

Authors Graeme Horsman and Brett Shavers on Defining Digital Forensics Expertise

4th April 2022

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

What Do Incident Response Practitioners Need To Know? A Skillmap for the Years Ahead

26th January 2022

Okay, good afternoon. My name is Radek Hranincký. I’m currently finishing my PhD at Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic. And together with my colleagues from different corners of Europe, we made this paper called “What do incident… Read more

Lecturer Jade James on Her DFIR Career Transition From Lab to Academia

24th January 2022

Christa: Among the many decisions a digital forensics professional will make in their career, whether to pursue a graduate degree is among the biggest. Costs in time, and sometimes money, factor in, as well as how a degree could shape your future.… Read more

Be That Trusted Advisor

12th January 2022

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By Robert B. Fried, Senior Vice President, Sandline Global, Forensics & Investigations As forensic practitioners, we must do our best to stay ahead of ever-changing technology but sometimes we are thrown curve balls. For example, taking a trip down memory… Read more