2023 International Conference and Expo

Welcome to the High Tech Investigations Big Event!

Thank you for attending the 2023 conference!

Save the date for the Fortieth (40) Annual: Week of July 22nd, 2024 (days TBA)

Planet Hollywood, LV

Platinum Sponsor:

Open Text

Gold Sponsors:

Vound

Blockchain

Cellebrite

Silver Sponsors:

Agnovi

Detego Cyber & Digital Solutions

Bronze Sponsors:

Atola

Monolith Forensics

OS Forensics

Hexordia

Conference Supporter:

Metaspike

Oxygen

UnitedLex

Be a Sponsor!

2023 Sponsor Prospectus

2022

Was a fantastic event and a fantastic crowd!

Devon Ackerman, VP Kroll

One of the things I loved about HTCIA 2023 was making new friends.

Juan Carlos Reyes Munoz

“Thanks to HTCIA for hosting this wonderful event”

Ali Hadi, Program Director, Champlain College

“I was fortunate to attend the HTCIA 2023 conference in Phoenix. Attending trainings ranging from leveraging AI, Cloud Forensics, and Cyber Threats. This cyber space is growing and the demand for quality is key. Thankful to meet so many wonderful people.”
Alexandra O, Banner Health

“I always have heard about the HTCIA conference, but this was my first time attending it. Well, I can tell you the conference did not disappoint for a moment. It was well organized, and we even received breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the conference, but what was even better was the quality of the talks.” Robert Jan Mora

Join us the week of July 22nd, 2024 only in-person for timely educational sessions, engaging networking opportunities, and dedicated time to connect with sponsors.

This year’s conference includes topics related to Cloud forensics, Cryptocurrency investigations, qualifications of the digital forensic examiner as a witness, forensic analysis of data in an SQLite database, PowerShell of Incident Response, OSINT techniques, IOS Forensics and many more technology investigation topics. These courses will also for the first time qualify attendees of the training blocks for required certification hours for the HTCIA CERTIFICATION!

In addition to the educational events, our annual awards for CASE OF THE YEAR, Chapter of the Year and our Life-Time Achievement winners will be announced. We hope you will consider joining us in-person at our awards celebration to help celebrate the accomplishments of these outstanding individuals.

Have questions? Please email contact@htcia.org.

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Hotel Info (Registration TBA)

Golf Outing

Agenda At-A-Glance

Detailed Agenda and networking events click HERE

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 21

September 18

Agenda *Subject to change

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Free Cellebrite UFED Reader Training Class for registered attendees! The Cellebrite training department is hosting a full day (7hrs) Pre-Conference training class featuring UFED READER! Space is limited to first registered! A limited number of computers will be available to attendees, but you can bring your own computer as the provided executable is all you will need to run and participate!

(No installation is required but you must be using an intel-based Microsoft Windows computer or Virtual Machine). * Pre-registration is required for credits towards CPEs and access to the certificate.

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM - IBD meeting

September 19

Agenda *Subject to change

7:30 AM - Registration/Information - Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Breakfast - Skyline

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM - General Session Welcome - Warren Kruse

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM - Keynote Speaker Heather Mahalik - Under Pressure - How to Make Sure You Don't Burn Yourself in DFIR
Heather will be available to sign her book, Practical Mobile Forensics: Forensically investigate and analyze iOS, Android, and Windows 10 devices, 4th Edition

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Networking Break / Visit Vendors

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Breakout Sessions

Platinum Sponsor OpenText Lab - The Power of EnCase & Keys to Collecting Forensic Images - Victor De La Peña
Disk Images are Gamblers and Virtualization is Vegas - Mark Spencer
Investigating Linux Systems - Ali Hadi & Mariam Khader

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM - Breakout Sessions

Memory Forensics with Volatility 3 - George Bell
Platinum Sponsor OpenText Lab - Elevating Investigations with Targeted Collection - Seine Ly
Hunting Threat Actors using OSINT Forensics - Abi Waddell
Unraveling Cybercrime: Harnessing the Power of ChatGPT in Criminal Investigations - Cynthia Navarro and Laura Chappell

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM - Networking Break / Visit Vendors

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Plenary -Cryptocurrrency Crimes and Investigations - Robert Whitaker

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Networking Break / Visit Vendors

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

Input and Output + Syslog (iO+S) Accessing Locked iOS Devices -
Jessica Hyde and Nick Dubois
A Case Study in the Daisy-Chain Compromise of a Lawyer - Mark Spencer
Forensic Analyses of Audio and Video Evidence - Herbert Joe

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Networking Reception

September 20

Agenda *Subject to change

7:30 AM - Registration

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Keynote Speaker - Enterprise Cloud Forensics - David Cowen

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Networking Break/Visit Vendors

10:30AM - 11:30 AM - Breakout Sessions

Leveraging Chat GPT During Forensic Investigations - Chester Hosmer
Peering Behind the Curtain of Mobile Forensics -
Jessica Hyde
Forensic Investigation of Email Client Tool Marks - Arman Gungor
Expert Witness Lab - Craig Ball

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Awards Lunch and Whose Slide Is It Anyway

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

Unraveling Nation-State Cyber Operations: Case Studies from the Front Lines of Incident Response - John Palmisano and Austin Larsen
Investigating Digital Footprints on Websites and Social Media Platforms -
Aaron Reyes
Mock Trial - Part 1 - Craig Ball and Dan Regard

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Networking Break

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Breakout Sessions

Digital Forensics at Scale: Lessons Learned from the Bhima Koregaon Case -
Robert Jan Mora
Windows Search Index: The Forensic Artifact You've Been Searching For -
Phalgun Kulkarni and Julia Paluch
Mock Trial - Part 2 - Craig Ball and Dan Regard

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Networking Break/Visit Vendors

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Closing Keynote Speaker Devon Ackerman - 2023 Cyber Threats, Trends & Tactics.
Devon will be signing his book, Diving In - An Incident Responder’s Journey: A Guide for Executives, Lawyers, Insurance, Brokers & Audiences Eager to Learn

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Conference Closing President Warren Kruse

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Capture the Flag Sponsored by Cellebrite - Worldwide CTF Party

September 21

Agenda *Subject to change

6:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Golf Outing (tee times 6:35 am - 7:15 am

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Post Conference - Forensic Email Investigation - Metaspike Arman Gungor

Keynote Speakers

Heather Mahalik

Senior Director
Cellebrite

Bio

Heather Mahalik is the Senior Director of Digital Intelligence at Cellebrite. At the SANS Institute, Heather is the DFIR Curriculum Lead, fellow instructor, as well as the author & the course lead for FOR585: Smartphone Forensic Analysis In-Depth. Heather also maintains www.smarterforensics.com, where she blogs and hosts work from the digital forensics community and is the co-author of Practical Mobile Forensics (1st and 2nd editions) from Pack't Publishing. Heather has worked on high-stress and high-profile cases, investigating everything from child exploitation to Osama Bin Laden's media, and has helped law enforcement, eDiscovery firms, and the federal government extract and manually decode artifacts used in solving investigations around the world.

Heather began working in digital forensics in 2002, and has been passionate about mobile forensics since 2010 - there's hardly a device or platform she hasn't researched or examined or a commercial tool she hasn't used.

David Cowen

Vice President
Charles River Associates

Bio

David Cowen is a vice president in CRA’s Forensic Services Practice based in Plano, Texas.

David joins CRA with over 25 years of digital forensics, information security, and cyber incident response experience – helping clients identify and protect their most valuable information and responding to allegations of trade secret theft and cyber incidents. He has extensive experience testifying since 2002 on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants on theft of trade secret cases and on a range of other digital forensic subjects including software piracy, insider trading, and electronic document authenticity issues.

Prior to joining CRA, David co-founded and led a digital forensics and cyber incident response consulting business for over 14 years until he and his colleagues were acquired by a Big Four accounting firm. For the past three years, David served as a leader within that firm’s cyber incident response practice, where he led the response to one of most massive and consequential cyber breaches in history, which resulted in sanctions being imposed by the US government on numerous foreign intelligence officials.

David is a recognized thought leader; a frequently requested speaker; an author of numerous articles, white papers, and five books on digital forensics; and a SANS-certified instructor. David is the lead author of the SANS FOR509: Enterprise Cloud Forensics class. David is the host of The Forensic Lunch, a popular digital forensics and incident response podcast and live YouTube show. David holds a patent in Digital Forensics for NTFS File system journaling forensics. He is a seven-time Forensic 4cast award winner for Digital Forensic Article of the Year, Digital Forensic Show of the Year, and Digital Forensic Blog of the Year. David has just completed his 16th year as the red team leader for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas, as well as the CCP, CISSP, CCFP, GCFE, and ACE certifications.

Devon Ackerman

Global Head of Incident Response
Kroll

Bio

Devon Ackerman is the Global Digital Forensic and Incident Response Services Leader for Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice. His background is as a hands-on digital forensic and incident response investigator engaged by Clients and Law Firms globally to consult on matters ranging from corporate espionage to network intrusions to ransomware to data breaches. He draws extensive experience in the investigation and remediation of cyber-related threats, trends and tactics from his prior career with the FBI, but also from involvement in Kroll's nearly 3,000 annual investigations. Devon founded and manages AboutDFIR.com, one of the internet's leading Digital Forensic and Incident Response repositories of related knowledge and information sharing.

Speakers

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Warren Kruse

President
HTCIA International

Bio

Chambers and Partners Ranked eDiscovery Expert, five years in a row (2018-2022). Warren has experience working in law enforcement and as a consultant, supporting law firms and corporations globally with incident response, computer forensics and Electronic Discovery. He is a co author of Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Warren was ranked as a top Professional Adviser in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Chambers Litigation Support guide.

Testified as a Computer Forensic Expert for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Conducted the computer and network forensics in the billion dollar "Comtraid" theft of Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets, for which he received the High Tech Crime Investigation Association’s Case of the Year Award. - frequent lecturer on computer forensics, incident response, and cybercrime. He has lectured internationally for groups including: SANS, Certified Fraud Examiners, ISSA, HTCIA, etc.

Jessica Hyde

2nd VP
HTCIA International

Bio

Jessica Hyde is an experienced forensic examiner in both the government and commercial sectors having worked as a contractor providing forensics services to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. She currently serves as a Consultant to Magnet Forensics where she was the Director of Forensics and is Adjunct Professor teaching Mobile Forensics in the graduate program at George Mason University, where she achieved an MS in Computer Forensics. Jessica is the host of Cache Up, a weekly podcast where she interviews digital forensics practitioners. She is also involved in several community efforts including as a volunteer for the Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary, Chair of DFIR Review, 1st Vice President of the New York Metro High Tech Crime International Association Chapter, advisory board for Cyber Sleuths Lab, and a member of the Editorial Board for the Forensic Science International: Digital Investigations Journal. Her previous roles included performing forensic examinations as a Sr. Mobile Exploitation Analyst for Basis Technology, Senior at EY, and Senior Electrical Engineer at American Systems. Jessica is also proud to be a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Seine Ly

Principal Solutions Consultant
OpenText

Bio

Laura Chappell

Founder/CEO Chappell University

Bio

Laura Chappell is a highly energetic speaker and author of numerous industry titles on network communications, analysis and security. Laura has presented to thousands of State, Federal and international law enforcement officers, judicial members, engineers, network administrators, technicians and developers. Ms. Chappell is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) and an Associate Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) since 1989. Her blend of humor, personal experiences, energy, and clarity have earned her a top spot as an industry speaker at Microsoft, Novell, Hewlett-Packard, High Technology Crime Investigation Association and US Court conferences. In 2007, Ms. Chappell founded Wireshark University, an educational firm devoted to teaching the art of wiretapping/communications interception, network forensics, digital deception, and decoys, traceback and reconnaissance.

Cynthia Navarro

President
OSMOSIS

Bio

Cynthia Navarro is an experienced investigations professional with over 40 years of experience. She has worked in various Silicon Valley companies for over 30 years and has a deep understanding of the tech industry. She has held various positions with the HTCIA Silicon Valley Chapter and is currently the President of the Silicon Valley Chapter. Additionally, she is President for OSMOSIS, an association for OSINT'ers. Her involvement in these professional associations demonstrates her dedication to advancing the field of investigations and staying connected with other professionals in the industry.

John Palmisano

Manager
Mandiant

Bio

John Palmisano is currently a manager within Mandiant's incident response practice, providing emergency as well as proactive services to a broad range of organizations. Prior to joining Mandiant, John held a series of roles spanning incident response, security operations, digital forensics and vulnerability management across both public and private sector environments.

John holds a BSc from Miami University (Ohio) as well as a Masters in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

Mark Spencer

President
Arsenal Consulting

Bio

Mark Spencer is President of Arsenal Consulting, where he leads engagements involving digital forensics for law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Mark is also President of Arsenal Recon, where he guides development of digital forensics tools. He has more than 20 years of law-enforcement and private-sector digital forensics experience. He has led the Arsenal team on many high-profile and high-stakes cases, from allegations of intellectual-property theft and evidence spoliation to support of terrorist organizations and military coup plotting. Mark has testified in cases which include United States v. Mehanna and United States v. Tsarnaev.

Robert Jan Mora

Threat Investigator
Volexity

Bio

Robert Jan Mora is a principal threat investigator at Volexity. He used to manage the Threat and Analytics team at Shell. He also performed malware forensics in some high-profile breach investigations and security assessments for governments and corporations in previous roles. In addition, he tracks nation-state threat actors for fun and assesses digital forensic candidates who apply as digital forensic expert witnesses for the Netherlands Register of Court Experts (NRGD). He is also a long-time member of the program committee of the Digital Forensic Research Workshop (DFRWS) EU conference.

Craig Ball

Computer Forensic Examiner and Technologist
Texas Attorney

Bio

Craig Ball hails from Texas, works in Austin and happily calls the Big Easy home. A graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of Law, Craig is a trial lawyer and certified computer forensic examiner. Licensed in Texas since 1982, Craig is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law and at Tulane Law School, teaching Electronic Evidence and Digital Discovery. Craig is an expert in digital forensics, emerging technologies, visual persuasion, electronic discovery, and trial tactics, limiting his practice to service as a court-appointed Special Master in Electronically-Stored Information. He has served as the Special Master or testifying expert in some of the most challenging and celebrated cases in the U.S. A founder of the Georgetown University Law Center eDiscovery Training Academy, Craig serves on the Academy's faculty. An energetic speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs for the bench and the bar throughout the world, Craig is also an instructor in computer forensics and electronic evidence to multiple law enforcement and security agencies. Craig's articles frequently appear in the national media. For nine years, he wrote the award winning column on computer forensics and eDiscovery for American Lawyer Media called "Ball in your Court," and still pens a popular blog of the same name at ballinyourcourt.com. Craig Ball is the 2019 recipient of the Texas Bar's Gene Cavin Award for Lifetime
Achievement in Continuing Education.

George Bell

Information Technology Specialist
U.S. Army Cyber Command

Bio

Mister Bell is a U.S. Navy Veteran, a U.S. Department Of Energy Alum and a former chemist. He matriculated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Chemistry and a Master of Science in Telecommunications.

Mister Bell has more than twenty years information security experience with the U.S. Department of Defense. He currently conducts forensics and malware analysis for U.S. Army Cyber Command out of Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Abi Waddell

Vice President
Cyber Security

Bio

Abi is the founder of Inquirix which provides tailored OSINT services having more than two decades of experience in open source data gathering, attack surface testing, threat assessment and investigations. Abi's recent research has focused on improving OSINT techniques in forensic investigations and vulnerability assessments, attack recon behaviour detection and credential analysis and testing. She has made a number of vulnerability findings which have facilitated data exposure assessments, blue teaming and created tools to help in this work.

Julia Paluch

DFIR Software Developer
Aon Cyber Solutions

Bio

Phalgun Kulkarni

DFIR Consultant
Aon Cyber Solutions

Bio

Mariam Khader

Assistant Professor
Champlain College

Bio

Mariam Khader is an Assistant Professor at Champlain College, USA, who is highly recognized for her expertise in Computer Science, IT Security and Digital Criminology. She has earned her PhD and MSc in the respective fields and is currently a researcher at the Leahy Center, where she focuses on Mobile and Operating System Forensics as well as Big Data Forensics. Her research has been published in numerous international journals and presented at various conferences, where she has been able to share her insights with a wide range of audiences. In addition to working as a course author and speaker, Mariam has also worked as a freelance instructor, providing technical instruction to government and private firms as well as other organizations. She has obtained numerous professional certifications, such as CHFI, ECIH, CCNA, CCME, CCO, CCMP, and CCPA.

Nick Dubois

Digital Forensics Specialist
Hexordia

Bio

Herbert Joe

Forensic Expert/Attorney
Law Office of Herbert Joe

Bio

Attorney Herbert Joe is a Board Certified Forensic Examiner with 5 degrees (3 science degrees (B.S., M.A., M.S. [Cybersecurity]), 2 law degrees (J.D., LL.M.)). He has been involved in the forensic analyses of audio and video evidence for 36 years, and has testified in state and federal courts in civil and criminal cases throughout the U.S., as well as overseas. His area of legal expertise is Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, copyrights). Clients include state and federal governmental agencies, criminal defense attorneys, Fortune 100 companies and law firms worldwide. Mr. Joe is an Adjunct Graduate Faculty member, and has consulted for ABC, BBC, FOX-TV, CSI:Miami, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, TMZ, People Magazine, Dr. Phil.

Shanon Burgess

Digital Forensics Expert
Aperture

Bio

Shanon Burgess is a Digital Forensics Expert and Accident Reconstructionist for Aperture. For over eight years, Shanon has investigated civil and criminal cases involving damaged devices, accident reconstruction, distracted driving, insurance fraud, and other issues involving digital devices. He frequently speaks at industry events, maintains bylines in industry publications, and enjoys sharing insightful content relating to digital forensics and cybersecurity.

Dan Regard

Computer Science Consultant

Bio

Mr. Regard is an electronic discovery and computer science consultant with 25 years’ experience in consulting to legal and corporate entities. A programmer and an attorney by training, Mr. Regard has conducted system investigations, created data collections, and managed discovery on over a thousand matters. He is responsible for the development and implementation of case and matter strategies that leverage technology in litigation and investigations. Mr. Regard has both national and international experience advising on such issues as electronic discovery, computer forensics, structured data, and information management. He is a frequent speaker, teacher, and publisher on issues of electronic discovery.

Prior to founding iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. in 2008, Mr. Regard was the national director of e-Discovery for LECG. He was also the national director of Electronic Evidence & Consulting for FTI Consulting and was an electronic discovery and data analytics team leader in Analytical Dispute Services at Deloitte & Touche, where he managed multi-national, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-counsel litigation support projects. He began his career as the founder of a nationwide litigation-technology company.

Mr. Regard is a member of the Sedona Conference WG1: Electronic Document Retention and Production, and WG6: International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure. He is a board member of Georgetown Advanced Institute for e-Discovery, one of the original four founders of the E-Discovery Institute (EDI), and a founding member of the Masters Cabinet. Mr. Regard is the founder of b-Discovery, a monthly e-Discovery networking group that meets throughout the United States.

Victor De La Pena

Senior Solution Consultant
OpenText

Bio

As part of the OpenText Solutions Consulting team, Victor is a key contributor to helping digital forensics customers solve real-world digital forensic investigation problems. Victor engages with customers and prospects to understand their current architectural landscape, processes, environments, and ecosystems. He helps customers understand how and why the capabilities offered by EnCase Forensic, EnCase Mobile Investigator and Tableau Forensic solutions will help them conduct more reliable and efficient investigations. Prior to joining the OpenText SC team, Victor worked at the Customer Support Help Desk, in Systems Administration and in Technical Support. This experience helps Victor bring a deep, hands-on understanding of the challenges customers face to his solutions consultant role.

Aaron Reyes

Director of Digital Forensics
Crowe

Bio

Aaron Reyes is the Director of Digital Forensics at Crowe. He has more than 18 years of professional experience in information technology, digital forensics, cyber incident response, e-discovery, information security, and data analytics. Aaron specializes in digital forensics investigation at Crowe. He performs digital forensic investigations and e-discovery evidence gathering procedures for legal proceedings. Mr. Reyes has consulted and conducted forensic investigative procedures related to data analysis, forensic accounting, allegations of theft of trade secrets and cyber crimes such as computer intrusions, Internet fraud, and the use of malicious code. Mr. Reyes has received specialized training in conducting cyber-based investigations and computer forensics investigations, including training covering, among other things, metadata analysis, mobile devices, computer desktop/server configuration and installation procedures, computer scripting languages, software coding analysis, data preservation, cloud-based investigations, incident responses, data breaches, and cyber security matters.

Arman Gungor

CEO, Metaspike, Inc.

Bio

Arman Gungor is a certified computer forensic examiner (CCE) and software developer. He is the CEO of Metaspike where he oversees the development of email forensics tools, and the director of forensics at Meridian Discovery where he assists corporations and law firms with forensic evidence preservation, digital forensics investigations, and eDiscovery matters. He has been appointed by courts as a neutral computer forensics expert as well as a neutral eDiscovery consultant. Arman is passionate about doing digital forensics research, developing new investigative techniques, and creating software to support them.

Robert Whitaker

Law Enforcement Affairs
Blockchain Intelligence Group

Bio

Mr. Robert Whitaker served in Federal, State, and international law enforcement for 23
years. He now serves as the Law Enforcement Liaison for Blockchain Intelligence Group.
Mr. Whitaker has previously served as a Supervisory Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and has held several senior executive management positions in the blockchain industry.

Mr. Whitaker has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration.
Mr. Whitaker is a Certified Bitcoin Professional and is regarded as an expert witness in
cryptocurrencies.

Chester Hosmer

Assist Prof of Practice - Cybersecurity
University of Arizona

Bio

Chet is the founder of Python Forensics, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on the collaborative development of open-source investigative technologies using Python and other popular scripting languages. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona in the Cyber Operations program where he is teaching and researching the application of Python and Machine Learning to advanced digital forensic challenges. Chet has made numerous appearances to discuss emerging cyber threats including NPR, ABC News, Forbes, IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon.com and Wired Magazine. He has 7 published books with Elsevier and Apress that focus on Python Forensics, data hiding, passive network defense strategies, PowerShell, and IoT.

Ali Hadi

Associate Professor and Program Director
Champlain College

Bio

Ali Hadi is a highly accomplished and experienced Senior Cybersecurity Specialist with 14+ years of professional experience in Information Technology. He is currently working as a full-time professor and researcher at the Computer and Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Departments of Champlain College, USA. Ali is a Co-Founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Cyber 5W. He holds a PhD and MSc degree in Computer Information Systems, as well as a BSc degree in Computer Science. Throughout his professional career, Ali has earned more than 20 professional certifications. Ali is a sought-after consultant in the field of cybersecurity, offering expertise in areas such as digital forensics, incident response, adversary simulation, offensive security, and malware analysis. He is also an established author, speaker, and freelance instructor, having provided technical training to government and private firms as well as other organizations. Ali continues to be an influential figure in the digital forensics community and is dedicated to promoting forensics education and research.

Austin Larsen

Senior Consultant
Mandiant

Bio

Austin Larsen is currently a senior consultant within Mandiant's incident response practice, providing emergency as well as proactive services to a broad range of organizations. Austin leads engagements involving Nation-State actors and advanced threat groups and has helped hundreds of organizations navigate security incidents. Austin also leads Mandiant’s Victim Notification Program in the Western United States and serves as a liaison between Mandiant and federal law enforcement agencies.

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