Digital Forensics

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Some CONS are good. Some cons are bad.

Posted by Brett Shavers

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The bad cons are the criminals that victimize you. The good CONS are the conferences that you were glad to attend. CTIN is one of those good CONS. I’m partial to CTIN because it was the first organization that took me in when I was b...

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This is how I know someone will make it in DFIR (or in anything)

Posted by Brett Shavers

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The #1 factor is not giving up . The #2 factor is talent . Actually, scratch #2. You can make it without talent if you don’t give up. Talent is overrated. <sounds of desks being pounded> Let me explain what I mean before going further. Not givi...

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5 tips in how not to be outdone, outmaneuvered, or just outright embarrassed in DFIR.

Posted by Brett Shavers

in Digital Forensics

Even a monkey can fall out of a tree.

Short version:

Bring your A Game
Don’t hold back
Be prepared
Know what you claim to know
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Some CONS are good. Some cons are bad.

This is how I know someone will make it in DFIR (or in anything)

5 tips in how not to be outdone, outmaneuvered, or just outright embarrassed in DFIR.