The Digital Forensics Files Podcast

Since the inception of DFI Forensics in July, 2018, I have had the phenomenal support of my trusted colleagues, Dominic Vogel and Christian Redshaw of Cyber. SC.  They are my "go-to" cyber security professionals who excel at providing meaningful data security and information security solutions to businesses. Cyber. SC had a long running video series called, " Cyber Monday ".  It was so g...

Josiah Spackman is passionate about technology and digital information .  You can hear it when he speaks.  You can see the excitement on his face.  His expertise in the area of blockchain and cryptocurrency is impressive.  Josiah breaks down a concept like blockchain, which is difficult for many of us to understand, to its simplest form and expresses himself in a way that makes...

Ok, full disclosure: we didn't actually talk about digital forensics but this episode is amazing! Listening to someone with passion for an amazing business is awesome, but talking fashion and great fitting clothes for men was fantastic! Thanks for joining me Derek and please guys, check out Cardero Clothing's website, all social media and reach out to Derek for your men's fashion and professional...

Having held a variety of senior sales and business development roles with a number of security vendors, technology start-ups and Canada’s leading telecommunications providers including TELUS and Bell, Justin Malczewski is a 30+ year veteran of the technology industry in Western Canada. For the past 13+ years, the threats cyber-criminals, hacktivists and rogue nations pose to society, have led him...

Sunshine Coast Health Centre  is a residential addictions treatment centre in Powell River, B.C., Canada.  It is led by scientific research and fueled by a passion for wellness and a desire to help its clients achieve an addiction-free and meaningful life. In this episode, Melanie Jordan from Sunshine Coast Health Centre joins Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics to discuss Sunshine Coast H...

Veronica Ukrainetz is the principal of Ukrainetz Workplace Law Group, centrally based out of British Columbia's Okanagan. She helps unionized and non-unionized employers navigate through the world of labour relations, employment and workplace related human rights and privacy issues. Her mission is to enhance organizational effectiveness by developing and maintaining productive, accountable and res...

Brooke Johnson is a highly intelligent, passionate, well-spoken criminal defence lawyer who practices at the law firm McDougal Gaulley LLP in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She has goals for her personal and professional lives, a rare vision that has her taking action to change the things in our world that could use some modern and fresh perspective and she's not about to keep quiet simply becau...

Jenson Leung is a very bright, talented and interesting young employment lawyer with Tevlin Gleadle Curtis Employment Law Strategies. Jenson and I connected through LinkedIn after he published an article there entitled, Data Privacy and Data Protection Considerations for Private Sector Employers in British Columbia (link to article is here). When I invited him on the podcast to discuss his area of...

If you don't follow @brittinvancity on Instagram, you should.  I'm certainly glad I did.  Her Instagram content is interesting, fun, beautiful, uplifting and inspiring - but most of all, 100% real and authentic.    On this episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast, I get real about life, love, compassion and inspiration for and in the World around us with one of the most amazing people I've e...

Ben Baker is a terrific guy who also happens to be an author and brand specialist.  His business is called, Your Brand Marketing .  He assists businesses in telling their story and communicating their message to customers and clients.  Not only does he help businesses communicate more effectively, he has some important things to say about the dire costs of failing to have engaged em...

How much is too much to share publicly on social media and what is the potential downside of doing so? Using social media safely requires you to consider the risks and consequences of having publicly accessible information about you available to anyone.   Sharing your life and information with others is perfectly reasonable and social media allows us to do it with ease and convenience. Howeve...

When I first starting listening to Carmen Cruz on the world famous CFOX , I always thought she would be interesting to talk to.  I didn't expect I would ever have the opportunity to talk to her on a podcast episode at some point in the future, but here we are and it was an absolute pleasure! Carmen Cruz is an intelligent, well-spoken, hard-working and entertaining on-air radio personality at...

Kristy Masaro is an exceptionally talented and highly decorated Fraser Valley real estate agent. She is an accomplished businesswoman and is dedicated to serving the particular needs of the First Responder Community that she is so proud to work with.  In this episode, Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics Inc. is joined by Kristy to discuss how she uses technology, social media and a no-gimmick approa...

DFI Forensics Inc. can unlock almost any smartphone or tablet if the passcode is lost, forgotten or a loved one has deceased, leaving behind a cell phone with their whole life on it.  Precious images and videos need to be recovered and communications like email ,  texts and contacts can assist in dealing with the estate of the deceased. Plan for lost or forgotten passwords by writing the...

Many users fear the "cloud" and stay far away from it.  Why?  Most likely because they feel uncomfortable with their email and data "floating around in the air somewhere". That, of course, isn't quite accurate.  The cloud is simply a term used to describe information and accounts that be accessed from anywhere, using a device or computer , or online through a web browser.  The...

EP 06 - Digital Marketing and Internet Sales Consultant Daryl Oberg | AYD Internet Marketing Website development, paid ad campaign management and search engine optimization (SEO) are a few ways that most businesses connect with customers.  It's specialized and it's not a DIY project that most entrepreneurs should undertake.  Daryl Oberg discusses his thoughts on using the internet and te...

On this episode of the Digital Forensics Files Podcast , Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics Inc. is joined by Chris Drinovz , senior employment lawyer with Kane Shannon Weiller LLP .  Chris has a varied workplace law practice involving all areas of employment, labour and workplace disputes.  He discusses other dispute forums, such as Human Rights Tribunals and WorkSafe BC cases. Harassment cas...

Justin Manning, The Vegan Financial Advisor (https://justinmanning.com), stops by to talk about his role as a professional financial advisor and his decision to embrace a Vegan lifestyle. We discuss the use of technology in Justin's business and how he uses Advisor Stream and his top notch CRM to serve his clients more effectively. Finally, we discuss Justin's focus on protecting the sensitive inf...

Hiring an expert isn't always easy.  In my experience, many lawyers don't have a digital forensics team that they routinely work with.  While the need is increasing as interactions with technology results in more sources of evidence to explore, it's not a regular need for many lawyers' practices. So, off to Google lawyers go and the search begins.  Most of time, it works out okay, b...

Cyber attacks on business and government organizations are exceedingly common these days.  Not all cyber attacks are or result in a data breach.  More often than not, the objective is to encrypt the victim's IT network and demand that a ransom be paid in order to have the data decrypted. The top five things to do when you detect a cyber attack: Leave devices running and keep systems func...

When I tell people that I have my own digital forensics firm, they generally say, "Cool!!", then immediately ask, "What does that mean?" People don't tend to know what exactly digital forensics is until they have a need for our services.  In the case of lawyers, many of them are thankful they have someone to use after they've experienced a properly and professionally conducted digital forensi...