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Brett Shavers
10 September 2019
The Five Stages of the DFIR Career Grief Cycle
Digital Forensics
I have been a fan of Craig Ball ever since I met him in a forensic course years ago. I was so impressed with Craig, that I was honored that he agreed to write the foreword of a book that Eric Zimmerma...
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When OSINT is turned into…
When OSINT is turned into the Baseball Bat of Internet Mob Justice
We are of a curious mind, we the forensic examiners, private investigators, OSINT professionals, and journalists. Our work is for the public good, and we…
Thursday January 14
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I took a look at…
I took a look at Instagram's Terms of Service so that you won't have to.
Who really reads the Terms of Service anyway?Are EULAs and TOSs intentionally designed as multi-page, single-spaced, 4 font, legalized writing to confuse users or simply…
Saturday December 26
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White Paper: The Susceptibility of…
White Paper: The Susceptibility of Interconnected Devices in a Global Concept as Surveillance Affects the Consumer-user
I read an article that China used technology to spy on users via their phones (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/15/revealed-china-suspected-of-spying-on-americans-via-caribbean-phone-networks). Here is my white paper analysis.#1 - If...
Wednesday December 16
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How long does it take…
How long does it take to get into the DFIR field?
Question I received: How long does it take before I can expect to get into a DFIR career?Answer: It depends!It depends on your available resources +…
Thursday November 12
by Brett Shavers
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An expert is just one…
An expert is just one page in a book ahead of you
Let me dispel your notion of what an “expert” is. An expert is someone who has more information than you. That’s it. Imagine being stranded…
Friday October 30
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Should you improve your DFIR…
Should you improve your DFIR skills on your personal time?
Almost two years ago, I wrote about burning out in DFIR (“Only race cars should burn out"). I still stand by what I wrote at…
Friday September 04
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TikTok is like a big,…
TikTok is like a big, greasy cheeseburger. We know it is bad for us, but don't care.
Short version: Any social media platform can be compared to the biggest, greasiest cheeseburger that you can find. You know that the cheeseburger is unhealthy,…
Tuesday July 07
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Jessica Hyde and I talk…
Jessica Hyde and I talk about forensic stuff
Jessica Hyde of Magnet Forensics sat down together (virtually...) to talk about forensics. In case you missed it, here it is!
Thursday June 11
by Brett Shavers
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Facebook Spoofing: Your Reputation, Investigations,…
Facebook Spoofing: Your Reputation, Investigations, and Massive Data Collection
A “new” article on imposter Facebook accounts was published today in the Philippines. I put “new” in quotes because this is not a new issue,…
Sunday June 07
by Brett Shavers
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You do not want to…
You do not want to work in DFIR.
The fantasySo many people ask how they can start a career in the DF/IR field, which is completely understandable. The glamour is there. Hollywood shows…
Thursday June 04
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COVID-19’s Investigative Impacts on Digital…
COVID-19’s Investigative Impacts on Digital Forensics/Incident Response (DFIR). AKA: All burners are now burned.
The meat and potatoesA bit is still a bit and a byte is still a byte. COVID-19 cannot change that, which means that the technical…
Saturday April 25
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Mini-WinFE 10 and WinFE 10…
Mini-WinFE 10 and WinFE 10 Updated
The short story on the newest Mini-WinFE 10 (aka, the download link):Mini-WinFE has been updated and upgraded. I update WinFE developments (including the downloads for…
Sunday April 05
by Brett Shavers
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Eat your broccoli first
Eat your broccoli first
Something good and something not-so-good on learning DFIRThe good thing about learning DFIR is that there are probably fewer barriers and obstacles to learn and…
Saturday January 18
by Brett Shavers
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The Second Decade of the…
The Second Decade of the 2000s is almost over!
We’ve come a long way in DFIR over the past 20 years, and even looking at just the past decade, the field has drastically grown!…
Thursday December 26
by Brett Shavers
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Public Records
Public Records
I have an outstanding public records request. It is not "outstanding" in the manner that I wrote a great request, but "outstanding" in that I…
Thursday December 12
by Brett Shavers
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The Five Stages of the…
The Five Stages of the DFIR Career Grief Cycle
I have been a fan of Craig Ball ever since I met him in a forensic course years ago. I was so impressed with Craig,…
Tuesday September 10
by Brett Shavers
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Our World is Going to…
Our World is Going to Turn Upside Down with DeepFakes
The short storyAny person and their voice, in practically any video (past, present, or future) can have their face and voice digitally replaced with any…
Sunday September 01
by Brett Shavers
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If you are comfortable in…
If you are comfortable in DFIR, you might be doing it wrong
I took a 3-day basic forensic course and embarrassingly enough, the instructor (in front of the class), said that I probably know everything in the…
Thursday August 29
by Brett Shavers
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Everything I Needed to Know…
Everything I Needed to Know about Working in DFIR, I Learned in Boot Camp
You don’t need to experience military life to learn the valuable lessons that are drilled into military recruits. In fact, you can probably enjoy the…
Saturday August 17
by Brett Shavers
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Personality of a computer
Personality of a computer
From a recent discussion that I had with Harlan Carvey about the registry, this topic is something that I touched on lightly in Placing the…
Wednesday July 31
by Brett Shavers
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