Carved From Unallocated

In this episode, we'll hear from Center of Excellence member and retired law enforcement executive Christian Quinn on what nobody tells the boss. Christian discusses the development of digital intelligence and digital forensics at his agency, and the importance of the shift to cloud as it relates to law enforcement and criminal investigations.

Welcome to the collaboration podcast between IACIS and Cellebrite, recorded live at the IACIS Annual Training Event in Orlando, FL! Join us as we bring together the best minds from both the IACIS Podcast and Cellebrite’s Carved Unallocated series to discuss and dissect the latest trends and developments in digital forensics.

About the Podcast:

This special collaboration podcast features in-depth conversations between leading experts from the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) and Cellebrite, a global leader in digital intelligence and forensics solutions. Expect fascinating insights and valuable lessons learned from the frontlines of digital investigations.

In this episode, we’ll cover the importance of digital forensics today, and why law enforcement agencies should be transforming and modernizing their operations.

The discussion with members of the Americas Center of Excellence discussion group, law enforcement veterans Christian Quinn, Tim Scanlan and Michael Joy, focuses on agencies and the challenges they face.

The discussion looks at the value for police in modernizing the investigative workflow and transforming their investigative culture.

Among the points raised are:

• The need for a mindset shift in law enforcement, especially at the executive
• How investigations are changing due to law enforcement transformation.
• How digital forensics is now the starting point for almost all crimes, with digital evidence being a vital part of every stage of today’s investigations.
• Why a law enforcement culture shift to digitalization provides a solution to problems caused by staff not working in the same building and creating siloed data, shortages of personnel and not leveraging data across departments.
• Explaining the need for innovation, changing the work culture, and shifting long-term thinking.
• The need for law enforcement departments and local government to see modernization as a priority and commit to investing in it.
• How digital technologies can be leveraged to get results that cannot be achieved using old-fashioned and manual methods.
• How digital transformation helps build trust with the community and closes the public safety gap.
• How modernizing the investigative workflow can ensure the security of evidence

Listen to the full episode to learn more about these issues.

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In this episode, Matt and Heather discuss imposter syndrome in the DFIR community, as well as the importance of DFIR in law enforcement being a career, not just a temporary position. 

In this episode special guest Sarah Edwards joins us to talk about the importance of having and using test data to aid investigations, and why you can't always rely on "the experts" to provide that data - you need your own. 

In this episode we review 10 common mistakes made by mobile forensic examiners, and how to avoid them. 

In this episode Matt and Heather discuss developing a forensic workflow, and how the landscape has changed with regards to best practices. 

This episode is an introduction to the show and its hosts, Heather and Matt. You'll learn about the show itself, and how we came to be where we are.