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Brett Shavers
Brett Shavers
06 December 2015
RegRipper
RegRipper
Digital Forensics
The short story-if you want RegRipper, get it from GitHub (don't download it from anywhere else)http://github.com/keydet89What is RegRipper?RegRipper was created and maintained by Harlan Carvey. ...
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Brett Shavers
Brett Shavers
25 April 2019
Game of Thrones, DFIR Style
Game of Thrones, DFIR Style
Digital Forensics
Short post and quick opinion. I came across some tweets today about how bad people are in the #infosec/#DFIR community and I dug a little deeper. Actually, I didn’t have to dig far at all to find trul...
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Brett Shavers
Brett Shavers
10 September 2019
The Five Stages of the DFIR Career Grief Cycle
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 the Baseball Bat of Internet Mob Justice

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    1914 hits / 0 comments

  • I took a look at Instagram's Terms of Service so that you won't have to.

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    8488 hits / 0 comments

  • White Paper: The Susceptibility of Interconnected Devices in a Global Concept as Surveillance Affects the Consumer-user

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    4613 hits / 0 comments

  • How long does it take to get into the DFIR field?

    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

    14870 hits / 0 comments

  • An expert is just one page in a book ahead of you

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    5795 hits / 0 comments

  • Should you improve your DFIR skills on your personal time?

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    28095 hits / 0 comments

  • TikTok is like a big, greasy cheeseburger. We know it is bad for us, but don't care.

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    23929 hits / 0 comments

  • Jessica Hyde and I talk about forensic stuff

    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

    10714 hits / 0 comments

  • Facebook Spoofing: Your Reputation, Investigations, and Massive Data Collection

    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

    2644 hits / 0 comments

  • You do not want to work in DFIR.

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    3243 hits / 0 comments

  • COVID-19’s Investigative Impacts on Digital Forensics/Incident Response (DFIR). AKA: All burners are now burned.

    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

    by Brett Shavers

    16843 hits / 0 comments

  • Mini-WinFE 10 and WinFE 10 Updated

    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

    10768 hits / 2 comments

  • Eat your broccoli first

    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

    30952 hits / 0 comments

  • The Second Decade of the 2000s is almost over!

    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

    10693 hits / 0 comments

  • Public Records

    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

    5207 hits / 0 comments

  • The Five Stages of the DFIR Career Grief Cycle

    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

    36728 hits / 0 comments

  • Our World is Going to Turn Upside Down with DeepFakes

    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

    4440 hits / 0 comments

  • If you are comfortable in DFIR, you might be doing it wrong

    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

    4790 hits / 0 comments

  • Everything I Needed to Know about Working in DFIR, I Learned in Boot Camp

    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

    6407 hits / 0 comments

  • Personality of a computer

    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

    5067 hits / 0 comments

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