“In seeking the truth, I am both a scientist and a philosopher. The scientist part of me wants to know-how, while the philosopher part of me wants to know why.” Jason Jordaan Jason is the Founder and Managing Director of DFIRLABS. He is also a SANS Certified Instructor. Jason is no …
Veronica Schmitt 
So you want to be a SANS facilitator.
So you have been chosen to be a SANS Facilitator for your first SANS class. Wondering what to expect, I will give you the inside scoop, to this unique way to experience the SANS experience. Being A Facilitator: You will arrive a couple of days before the event, this largely …
PWNED : THE STORY OF HEARTBREAK
This article was originally featured in PenTest Magazine. Once, I was pretty much a regular girl. That was before my improvements, which made me more Cyborg-like than pure human. I was unlucky that the “natural” pacemaker in my heart failed. In the end, I had to hand over this very important function …
Behind The Incident – Episode 8 : Heather Mahalik
I finally got to meet and interview the spunky and smart Heather Mahalik. She has been someone that I look up too often. Yes, Sarah Edwards, I look up to everyone. She is by definition a lethal forensicator. She did DFIR in environments most of us will never dream of …
The Autopsy of the PHOENIX X36 Hemodialysis System
I have recently received DD images of data contained in the Phoenix Hemodialysis machine. I wanted to be able to create a baseline of the information which is stored on the storage. The reason this is very important is that in DFIR we want to know what is normal to …
Behind The Incident – Episode 7: Sarah Edwards
This lady does not need any introduction. She is the Apple Forensic Jedi Master, although sometimes I question whether she is not more Sith than Jedi. She is the pioneer of Apollo a must-have application for Apple Forensics. This tool is the ultimate parser for lazy people and yes this …
Behind The Incident – Episode 6 : Adam Harrison
Last year in Prague I met the coin slayer Adam Harrison. He was presenting his work on ExFAT forensics and the discrepancies on how forensic tools would parse these dates. Soon I started following his work and found him a comedian of sorts. In this episode, he shares some of …
DEF CON Group DC2711 Event
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the inaugural event for the DEF CON Group Johannesburg DC2711. The event saw a line up of both international and local speakers. I personally got to share the stage with fellow Goon and friend Jayson Street. The event saw an emotional …