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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I was asked by Dr Suzanna Schwartz from the FDA in the United States to submit a video for their Public Patient Hearing. The focus has been on bridging the gap between Medical Practitioners and the patients. It has been a very serious topic for me. As we move into…
This was definitely a bucket-list interview. Eric Zimmerman is a SANS instructor that is very well known for his work in the DFIR field. He is also the master tool creator. I got to speak to him via DM regarding a very new course run currently by SANS namely FOR…
I met BlakDayz in an interview for a position. The interviews turned into much of a discussion into DEF CON and not much surrounding the new job. We had such a good time during the interview that we opted to continue our conversation on camera and in real life. Blak,…