The Digital Forensics Files Podcast

In growing numbers, victims are having intimate images posted online without their consent. Once without appropriate recourse, a new BC law seeks to provide much needed help to victims. Daniel J. Reid , a defamation and privacy lawyer from Harper Grey LLP , joins Tyler Hatc h of DFI Forensics to discuss this topic and the new development in the law.

Civil or criminal, all cases require a focused and open mind ready to find the important details that tell the true story. Digital forensics examiners use specialized skills, training and tools to locate and analyze key artifacts that reveal the truth. In this episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast, Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensic s discusses his overall and recent experiences assisting crimin...

Cole Popkin, of Popkin Consultations, is an enthusiastic digital forensics analyst who graduated from Davenport University with a Bachelor's Degree in Digital Forensics. He has worked with the Michigan State Police and the US Department of Homeland Security. Cole and Tyler Hatch, of DFI Forensics , discuss training, cases and the tools of the trade on this episode of the Digital Forensics File...

Receiving a negative Google review is frustrating, but an opportunity to learn and do better - assuming it's real.  When it's a fake negative review, the stakes are raised as the poster is motivated by an attempt to harm your reputation and injure your business.  But, fortunately, there are ways to effectively deal with a fake negative Google review and we go through in this episode! DFI...

Pandemic woes!  A group of employees join a video call early when all of the sudden they hear the vivid sounds of pornography.  The employees point the finger at the soon to be fired employee from whom the sounds appear to be emanating from.  HR gets involved, interviews everyone and issues a termination letter.  The fired employee hires a lawyer and DFI Forensics gets the call...

Having authentic, admissible and verifiable text message evidence is important to lawyers and litigants.  How to you accomplish that goal and how do you avoid being duped by fake text message screenshots?  In this episode, Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics discusses this issue and the methods used by unscrupulous litigants to produce convincing-looking but fake text message screenshots.

Stephen Cordon and Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics

Stephen Cordon (www.stephencordon.co.uk) is a Manager at Deloitte working with Forensic Technologies in Financial Advisory. Involved with eDiscovery business processes, development and implementation alongside traditional data forensics roles. Automation Discovery technical lead bringing together skills from Forensics, Automation (RPA), eDiscovery and traditional coding to deliver client focused i...

Patrick Eller is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network security industry. Skilled in Computer Forensics, Management, Digital Forensics, Criminal Investigations, and Leadership. He is a strong business development professional with a Master of Science - MS focused in Digital Forensics / Cyber Investigations from University of Maryl...

Dave McKay is principal owner of Blackstone Forensics Ltd. He is also the program coordinator for the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) Forensic Science & Technology Program and instructor of BCIT’s CCTV & Forensic Examination course. During his time as a forensic video analyst with the RCMP, McKay viewed and analyzed over 2,000 crimes and criminals caught on various video...

Jessica Hyde of Magnet Forensics joins Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics for this episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast! Jessica is an experienced forensic examiner in both the commercial and government sectors. She is currently the Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics and an Adjunct Professor teaching Mobile Forensics in the graduate program at George Mason University, where she achieved...

In this episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast, Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics, interviews former FBI digital forensics trainer, Nelson Eby.   Nelson, now with Open Text - the developer of EnCase Forensic is passionate about the field and training the next generation of digital forensics examiners and law enforcement professionals to develop skills to uncover the truth through forensic exami...

When the US Department of Treasury announced it's plans to sanction the victims of ransomware attacks who pay the ransom, industry professionals were surprised by the move.  Largely seen as well-intentioned, but misguided, the move prompted Cybersecurity Lawyer , Sarah Anderson , of the law firm Alexander Sides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to write about it on her Cyber Law Blog .  Fi...

Jeff Detloff is the president of Providence Consulting, Lansing, Michigan's best IT service provider! Jeff's IT company, Providence Consulting was one of the founding coalition members of the Defeat The Breach Coalition.  Be sure to join the movement to defeat the breach!   Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics talks to Jeff about a number of great topics in this episode!

Digital forensics and workplace issues cross paths all the time! Why?  We discuss that in this episode. More specifically, we talk about a recent case in which a high level board member was forced to resign following him simply liking a Twitter post.  Check out this episode and enjoy.

Defeat The Breach (defeatthebreach.org) is a cybersecurity awareness coalition of partners from IT, legal and public relations specialists bringing awareness and solutions to one single place! About Defeat the Breach: It is predicted that in a couple short years, cybercrime will cost the global economy trillions of dollars. In 2017 alone, cyberattack-related costs for small and medium-sized busine...

Brent Arnold is a commercial litigation lawyer and partner at Gowlings in Toronto.  Gowlings is a global law firm with an incredible team of lawyers in every specialty imaginable.  Brent has carved out a path for high-level litigation matters and increasingly more work in technology , cybersecurity and incident response .  Having guided organizations through data breaches and ransom...

Everyone loves free right?  SPOILER ALERT for the skeptics - it really is free!  Wizer Inc. is a platform to increase cybersecurity awareness from Founder and CEO, Gabriel Friedlander .  Follow Gabriel on LinkedIn HERE if you are not already doing so!  I love his attitude of giving back to help others and he is here to "spread knowledge so that everyone can be safe online". &nb...

Kimberley St. Pierre discusses how she became one of Vancouver's highly regarded cyber security professionals as well as her involvement with ISACA, BC Aware, SheLeadsTech. Emerging from the telecommunications world, she jumped at the opportunity to accept the challenge of a high profile cyber security role. Kim dove in head first and learned more about the field and it shows! She balances the rig...

Michael Argast is the founder of Kobalt.io, a richly experienced and deeply knowledgeable information security expert in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Michael's forward-thinking, relevant approach to the "culture of cybersecurity" is intriguing and fascinating to hear. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with him on this episode and talk cybersecurity and incident response! Connect with Mi...

Farshad Abasi of Forward Security Inc. stops by to discuss information security as it applies to cloud and application security. Forward Security is comprised of a team of highly accomplished professionals who focus on delivering security solutions in the Finance, Health, Technology, and Utilities industries. Our team has experience with some of world’s largest organizations such as HSBC, Intel, a...

Brett Shavers is a former law enforcement officer of a municipal police department. He has been an investigator assigned to state and federal task forces. Besides working many specialty positions, Brett was the first digital forensics examiner at his police department, attended over 2000 hours of forensic training courses across the country, collected more than a few certifications along the way,...

Scott Stanley went to law school to help people and he's doing in a big way by representing Plaintiffs at Murphy Battista LLP. Murphy Battista is a "tort" firm that exclusively represents Plaintiffs in actionable civil wrongs. The opponent Scott's clients face are usually large corporations and insurance companies with deep pockets who are not afraid to use their resources to fight Scott's clients...

Cyber. SC is my "go-to" source when my clients need a referral to a cybersecurity expert .  Christian Redshaw and Dominic Vogel have the experience and expertise to guide their business clients through the process of securing their business data, intellectual property and systems in order to minimize the risk of costly and destructive cyber attacks. Cyber. SC begins with an assessment of your...

Amber Schroader is a true pioneer in the digital forensics industry.  She has over 30 years of experience in the field, which is amazing given the state of technology at that time, the change in technology over the years and the fact that her company, Paraben Corporation is celebrating its 20th year anniversary this year!  Congratulations of your accomplishments Amber! A few months ago w...