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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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 of Magnet Forensics sat down together (virtually...) to talk about forensics. In case you missed it, here it is!
Thursday June 11
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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