When the Investigation Gets Lost in the Machine
Somewhere along the way, we stopped investigating people and started interrogating machines. I harp constantly on this topic because it is important. I’ve seen investigations where the goal was clear. Follow the evidence to the truth and the technical…
Read MoreThe 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! Whether you were born or have been doing DFIR work during this period, there has been much going on. We’ve gone from “pull…
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Bitcoin Forensics | Investigating Cryptocurrency Crimes Online Course….it’s coming…
You knew this was coming. A course in cryptocurrency investigations. There is no faster and comprehensive method to learn cryptocurrency investigations than to take a class in it and study a book about it. As the book is being written, the course is…
Read MoreSome of your cases probably already have cryptocurrency evidence in them…
The Bitcoin Forensic book is moving forward with a fantastic addition of a tech editor: Heather Mahalik!. I could not be more honored than to have Heather as the tech editor. If you are reading this, you already know who Heather is in the DFIR…
Read MoreBitcoin Forensics – The book
The table of contents is done! Or at least the tentative table of contents is done. You’d figure that a table of contents would be the easiest thing to write for a nonfiction book, but not only is it not the easiest, but it changes as you write. …
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Bitcoin Forensics
Two books in the works. In between the adventures in life and work, I have been busy with writing. One, a fiction book, is expected to be in print next year (all on the publisher’s schedule). It’s an exciting book and sure to grab your…
Read MoreAnonymity: Criminals are only as good as their last mistake
I’m big on privacy, even though I know that practically, the only information that is private today is that which (1) only you know and (2) does not exist anywhere outside your head. Everything else can be had one way or another, by hook or crook. Most…
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Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard online course
My newest course is out and it is the best course you will find on the topic. More than 12 hours of investigative methods and effective techniques to build a case against criminals who use technology to commit crimes. Learn the methods to track…
Read MoreForensic 4:cast awards…. VOTE FOR MY BOOK!! (pretty please)
I am humbled again as my book,.Hiding Behind the Keyboard, has been nominated for the Forensic 4:cast Digital Forensic Book of the Year. It would be my honor if you would vote for the book. The two competing books are also great books, but…
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The 2 Fastest and Least Expensive Ways to Learn X-Ways Forensics
***4/18/2017*** ***UPDATE ON THE PROMO*** This is all you need to know: The X-Ways Forensics Practitioner’s Guide online course is still available at only $119 instead of the regular tuition of $599 until April 19. If you missed the promo for…
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