Jerry Bui and Dominique Calderon discuss their initial trip to Lesotho, a country in Southern Africa, where they completed the first part of their mission. There's more to do and they are looking to build a larger team of digital forensics experts that will carry on the mission. Is a pro bono mission to Africa right for you? Listen in detail to wha…

Jerry Bui and Dominique Calderon discuss their upcoming trip to Lesotho, a country in Southern Africa, where they plan to educate and train personnel on digital forensics procedures for the identification and prevention of financial crimes. They emphasize the need to tailor their curriculum and methods to Lesotho's unique tech landscape, which may …

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating yet complex world of synthetic media, focusing on Hyperrealism and Deepfakes. We explore how these advanced AI technologies create life-like content, either for enhancing entertainment experiences or for darker purposes like fraud, defamation, or harassment. We discuss the ethical and legal concerns th…

This interview with the illustrious Jessica Hyde is part of our Career Series and is pulled from the 2019 archives. While she and I have moved on from our previous employers and Magnet Axiom is well beyond it's 3.0 release, some of the digital forensics themes discussed are still relevant today. Here are some key takeaways listed below: Forensics i…

Hey there #ForensicsWeirdo community, we are in Season 4!! Can you believe it? We are going to clean up the format of our episodes a lot more this season with proper intros, outros, and professional production quality, in general. Thank you for your listening commitment. We are on the crest of something special here in the Digital Forensics industr…

Kalina sits down with Cheryl Wilson Griffin, strategic consultant with 20+ years’ experience leading innovation in the legal tech space, to discuss Season 2 Episode 7 of the TV show Better Call Saul, episode title: Inflatable. 🚨🚨Spoiler Alert🚨🚨 Cheryl and Kalina discuss the differences between wolves and sheep. And which one Jimmy is...While Kim is…

Kalina sits down with Sheila Grela, Paralegal and brains behind SDPA's Virtual Lunches, to discuss Season 2 Episode 5 of the TV show Better Call Saul, episode title: Rebecca. Watch this Episode on YouTube 🚨🚨Spoiler Alert🚨🚨 Sheila and Kalina discuss the difficulty of being a woman working in a man;s world, in this case a law firm. As Kim tries to fi…

Kalina sits down with Stephen Herrera, eDiscovery Business Development Executive, to discuss Season 3 Episode 5 of the TV show Better Call Saul, episode title: Chicanery. Watch this Episode on YouTube 🚨🚨Spoiler Alert🚨🚨 Stephen brings his a-game to this episode! Kalina and Stephen discuss Jimmy's day in front of the New Mexico State Bar, fighting to…

In our first episode Kalina sits down with Jerry Bui, Emerging Data Advisory Leader, to discuss Season 2 Episode 8 of the TV show Better Call Saul, episode title: FiFi. Watch this Episode on YouTube 🚨🚨Spoiler Alert🚨🚨 With over 20 years of experience in forensic technology, Jerry brings his forensic expertise to discuss the episode where Jimmy finds…

Kassi Burns, Jon Rowe, and I report from #ILTACON22 and debrief on the metaverse panel. We each represent different types of businesses that operate within the #ediscovery industry, but jointly think about how we can improve #metaverse education for the litigation support community. You'll get different perspectives from us as a mixed research team…

Explore the metaverse with child-like wonder and you might live forever. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also available on the platforms below. Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-forensics-forecast-dff/id1452113840 Google Pod…

This episode is for ediscovery practitioners in the lit support industry. Are you overwhelmed with the ever-growing sources of modern data? You aren’t alone. As soon as the industry develops best practices for managing nontraditional data types such as Slack, cellphones, and social media, a new platform emerges and we have to start from scratch. In…

Kassi Burns, Jon Rowe, and I research whether VR meetings are realistic for the future of work. We each represent different types of businesses that operate within the #ediscovery industry, but jointly think about how the latest enterprise tech might become a discoverable data source for our dispute and investigation matters. You'll get different p…

The hype behind the metaverse is unreal and the recent NFT/crypto fallout has proven that greed can be a motivating factor. Investigations are happening in the virtual realm and we need to get better at it. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also availa…

There is no blurring of lines in the Metaverse where the CGI needs to blend convincingly with real world surroundings -- because it's all CGI. The Metaverse is one giant deep fake. There is no expectation of real world fidelity. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) …

My guest on this episode of Digital Forensics Future is Jon Rowe, President & CEO, Pinpoint Labs. We talk about the innovative technology that makes up the Metaverse. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also available on the platforms below. Apple Podcas…

The battle for the soul of the Metaverse is on. Are blockchain purists, technologists, and individual content creators way too far behind the eight ball to benefit the most from decentralization? ***** Get the ForensicAF trucker hat here: https://4n6ktr.com/product/trucker-cap-forensicaf-logo/ Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: h…

Is technology an adequate proxy for IRL interactions? History has proven that it is. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also available on the platforms below. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-forensics-future-dff/id145211384…

Does the metaverse have a chance at being decentralized or are there signs already that it will be heavily centralized? The Russian cryptocurrency sanctions imposed by Web 3.0 private companies provides us with a hint as to the way things are headed. ***** Subscribe to the Metaverse Forensics newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack ***** Jerry B…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many industries to send their office employees home to work remotely (some for the very first time). How does this massive workplace shift impact the litigation support industry and what are the potential consequences for counsel when they are directing forensically defensible collections for ediscovery, investigati…

I imagine the records request positions at Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple are around-the-clock, full time gigs. There are self-service features built into the admin consoles for my Enterprise G-Suite clients, but the data they’re able to pull hardly qualifies as forensic artifact evidence. Now that this corporate data is sitting in the clou…

My Times Square vlog on the current precarious state of data privacy. ***** Subscribe to the Digital Forensics Future (DFF) newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also available on the platforms below. Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-forensics-forecast-dff/id1452113840 Go…

Should you worry about abbreviating this year's 2020 date as a two-digit number? Fraudsters can take advantage of you once a century with this trick. I make a logical error at the end of this episode...comment if you catch it :) ***** Subscribe to the Digital Forensics Future (DFF) newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Fu…

Happy New Year! I look forward to the challenges and opportunities of the next decade, and conquering it all alongside you who I consider my colleagues. ***** Subscribe to the Digital Forensics Future (DFF) newsletter here: http://bit.ly/dffsubstack The Digital Forensics Future (DFF) podcast is also available on the platforms below. Apple Podcasts:…

How to survive digital forensics in the consulting jungle as a former law enforcement officer. Listen as a triumvirate of hard-nosed cops handle their transition from police forensics to private sector consulting. These worlds differ drastically -- our Lighthouse veterans go from analyzing blood-soaked devices on criminal cases to being shown the d…

You will hear during the course of our podcast Season One, three overarching themes covered in interlaced and distinct episode "series": Career Series: these episodes are for the forensic examiners who have made digital forensics their livelihood. We will discuss at length the future of the industry and how to best adapt to an evolving evidence lan…

Will forensics examiners become relics of the past? We talk to two forensics experts and get their authentic feedback on the trend toward mobile and cloud, and whether their training and experience is being challenged by newer evidence sources and the forensic tools that are designed to decode those artifacts. ***** Subscribe to the Digital Forensi…