FTK Over the Air

In this episode, Justin and Blake discuss the intricacies of video forensics. They explore the importance of video enhancement techniques, the challenges posed by low-quality footage, and the best practices for investigators to ensure they collect the most original evidence. Blake and Justin discuss the complexities of video forensics, emphasizing the importance of video quality, retention strateg...

In this episode, Justin brings back Keven Hendricks, founder of the Ubivis Project, to discuss the current state of cryptocurrency, the importance of crypto education, and the immense potential of blockchain technology. While most believe cryptocurrency is in its infancy, Keven makes the case that it's still in its ‘pregnancy’ and so now is the time to start training yourself and gathering th...

In this conversation, Justin and Brandon Epstein discuss the use of AI in video forensics and the challenges it presents in terms of authenticity and admissibility in court.   In this week’s conversation, Justin talks with Brandon Epstein of Medex Forensics about the use of AI in video forensics and the challenges of validating and verifying AI-generated results. What’s the biggest hurdle to overc...

Brett Shavers, author of 'Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard, Volume 2: DFR Investigative Mindset.' discusses the importance of an investigative mindset in digital forensics and the need to go beyond technical skills. Justin and Brett explore the concepts of perception versus perspective, critical thinking, and the importance of understanding principles rather than relying solely on...

In this episode, Justin and Lynne discuss their experiences at the Techno Security conference. They talk about the busy schedule, the increase in participation by the attendees, and the energy of the event. Justin shares his presentation on distributed workflows and the importance of protecting privacy in investigations. They also talk about the fun swag and the claw machine at the vendor hall, as...

Manny Kressel, CEO and founder of Bitmindz Forensic Solutions, shares his journey from law enforcement to building custom forensic workstations. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the specific needs of forensic examiners and customizing the hardware accordingly. During the episode he provides tips and tricks for getting the most machine for the best price.  We address the challenges of...

Rob Fried, Senior Vice President of Forensics at Sandline Global, shares his journey into forensics and the importance of active listening in investigations. He emphasizes the need for documentation and chain of custody in digital forensics, as well as the evolution of technology and its impact on investigations. Rob also discusses the second edition of his book, 'Forensic Data Collections 2....

Justin and Farand discuss various topics related to digital forensics and the upcoming IACIS conference. They cover the increase in specialized classes and the addition of an advanced mobile class at the conference. They also talk about the importance of human judgment in forensic work and the limitations of AI in the field. The conversation touches on the impact of encryption and cloud forensics,...

Bertram Lyons, CEO of MedEx Forensics, discusses the challenges and impact of AI-generated content and the need for authentication and provenance analysis. Lyons explains MedEx Forensics' methodology, which focuses on analyzing the internal structure of digital multimedia files. He also discusses the rise of synthetic media and the need for tools to authenticate and analyze it. The conversati...

Justin sits down with Farand Wasiak of The IACIS Podcast and chats about the hot topics in Forensics. The International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) holds an annual conference where they train hundreds of new and experienced law enforcement professionals in the best forensic science there is... digital forensics (of course). Farand is one of the many volunteers that ma...

In this episode, Justin and Lynne are joined by Keven Hendricks, founder of the Ubivis Project, a website dedicated to combating the ever-growing scourge of “dark web” narcotics poisoning our communities. Teenagers and adults are flocking to the dark web to (easily!) buy illegal drugs--many of them overdosing and dying--and yet law enforcement is not doing enough to investigate. The drug trade is...

Justin and Lynne are joined by Tim Barfield, a career police officer for over 40 years and a passionate educator on law enforcement mental health with the First H.E.L.P. organization. First responders experience unfathomable amounts of trauma, day after day, year after year. We're finally seeing a shift from the old culture of telling officers to "just deal with it," and we've...

When you're the Director of IT for the Federal Defenders of New York, you have a LOT on your plate when you're managing forensics and e-discovery workflows for some of the country's highest profile cases. Jason Fischer sits down with Justin and Lynne to talk about what it really means to be a Federal Defender, day in and day out, versus what we see on those legal procedural TV shows...

Justin catches up with an old friend in the industry, Kevin DeLong, the founder of Cyber Social Hub. Originally wanting to create a community where forensic professionals could simply continue the conversation once conference season was over, Kevin has now built an industry collective to share ideas, research and best practices.  With over 2,700 members, Kevin has cultivated an impressive communit...

Justin and Lynne sit down with David Williams from the Microsoft Public Safety & Justice team to take a deeper look into Microsoft Azure cloud solutions and how we're partnering with them (and winning awards) to dramatically improve productivity for first responders and law enforcement agencies, allowing them to solve cases faster and take criminals off the street. David sheds light on Mi...

Forensic investigations involving CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) and the process of reviewing and categorizing these kinds of explicit images can be emotionally draining. Semantics 21 realized they could help! They used AI technology to build a better tool for CSAM investigators to protect their mental health while reviewing and categorizing evidence. Justin sits down with Tom Oldroyd at Seman...

With over 700K open cybersecurity jobs in the US alone, how do we train the next generation of forensics professionals to take the reins? Recorded live at the HTCIA conference in Atlantic City, NJ, Justin Tolman sits down with some special guests who are just beginning or advancing their DFIR journeys. See the world of digital forensics through the eyes of four cybersecurity students and their pro...

In this week's episode, Justin sits down with Dan Sumpter of Exterro, Chris DeLeon of Texas Central Bank, and Amanda Fields of Blue Cross Blue Shield, to talk about making the transition to digital forensics careers after working in law enforcement. With over 50 years of law enforcement experience combined, this group discusses the strengths from their public sector careers that gave them an...

If you follow Justin’s forensic content on YouTube, then you know how he insists on having a broader understanding of digital forensics than just how a forensic tool works. This week’s guest is a big supporter of that mentality! Justin and Lynne talk with Brett Shavers of DFIR Training about the advantages of learning digital forensics at a deeper level, and his art of "Placing the Suspect Be...

This week Justin and Lynne talk with John Price of the West Midlands Police in the UK. John has pioneered the first cloud-based digital forensics platform powered by FTK Central in Microsoft Azure. With nearly 7,000 officers able to work cases remotely and upload evidence directly to the cloud, criminal forensic investigation tasks that previously took days to complete are now almost instantaneous...

In this week’s episode we sit down with Gus Dimitrelos of CyberForensics.com . Gus is a long-time investigator both in the public sector and of course private. We spoke with Gus about putting a person behind the keyboard during an investigation. The technique of “Digital Sandwiching” is very important for building the best narrative of user behavior and user identification. We chat about some of t...

In this episode, Justin and Lynne talk about FTK Enterprise and Off-Network Collection and Preview. Even when your resources are not connected to your company network using the VPN it is still important for compliance with Zero Trust and the CISA Incident Response Playbook to be able to react and mitigate risks to those endpoints. FTK Enterprise has been able to access, collect, and remediate off-...

The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) is an organization of law enforcement officers from all over the United States working to catch online predators and protect our children. We sit down at the Atlanta ICAC conference with Detective and ICAC Affiliate Matthew Wharton of the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department in Wyoming and discuss his experience with ICAC and how he got started wo...

This week we get a look at a network breach from the perspective of a “non-IT” person. Cristie Nickel is an Event Marketing Manager here at Exterro. She is new addition to our team here, but she came from a healthcare provider who experienced a serious breach during the Covid Pandemic. She walks through how the hospital coped with the dangerous consequences of the breach, and how it was “all hands...

The podcast features Sarah Hargreaves, VP of Exterro Global Training, who is based in the UK. Sarah is joined by Dan Sumpter, a Senior Trainer at Exterro, and resident expert on how to testify in court as a digital forensics examiner. We talk with Sarah about why taking FTK training is absolutely critical for forensic professionals, and the tangible effects that training can have on your investiga...