The Digital Forensics Files Podcast

Jessica Hyde of Magnet Forensics joins Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics for this episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast!

Jessica is an experienced forensic examiner in both the commercial and government sectors. She is currently the Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics and an 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 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.

Connect with Jessica on social media:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hydejessica

Twitter - https://twitter.com/b1n2h3x

DFIR Review - https://dfir.pubpub.org/

When the US Department of Treasury announced it's plans to sanction the victims of ransomware attacks who pay the ransom, industry professionals were surprised by the move.  Largely seen as well-intentioned, but misguided, the move prompted Cybersecurity Lawyer, Sarah Anderson, of the law firm Alexander Sides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to write about it on her Cyber Law Blog.  Find the article here.

Sarah joins Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics on this episode of the Digital Forensics Files Podcast to discuss this issue.

Jeff Detloff is the president of Providence Consulting, Lansing, Michigan's best IT service provider! Jeff's IT company, Providence Consulting was one of the founding coalition members of the Defeat The Breach Coalition.  Be sure to join the movement to defeat the breach!  Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics talks to Jeff about a number of great topics in this episode!

Digital forensics and workplace issues cross paths all the time! Why?  We discuss that in this episode.

More specifically, we talk about a recent case in which a high level board member was forced to resign following him simply liking a Twitter post.  Check out this episode and enjoy.

Defeat The Breach (defeatthebreach.org) is a cybersecurity awareness coalition of partners from IT, legal and public relations specialists bringing awareness and solutions to one single place!

About Defeat the Breach: It is predicted that in a couple short years, cybercrime will cost the global economy trillions of dollars. In 2017 alone, cyberattack-related costs for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) equaled over $2.2 million each. Furthermore, over 60% of SMBs go out of business within six months of a major cyberattack. The founding members of the Defeat the Breach Coalition saw these statistics and decided that something had to be done. The Defeat the Breach Coalition is a multidisciplinary alliance of professionals who are experts in their chosen fields, working together to protect SMBs from every aspect of a cyberattack. The Coalition’s members are so committed to defeating the breach that we offer many of our services free of charge.

Why partner with the DBC? There is no shortage of IT service providers that claim to protect business networks from cybercrime, but what about the fallout that affects other parts of the company? Remember that $2.2 million figure? Only about half of that average loss was the result of damage or theft of IT assets, while the other half came from loss of productivity, disrupted operations, shattered customer confidence, lawsuits, fines, and other related problems. When you partner with the DBC our cybersecurity technicians will protect your systems, our legal team will protect your rights, and our public relations division will protect your reputation.

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Today's guests are:

Barb Holland of Truscott Rossman: Barbs serves as Director and Senior Account Executive for Truscott Rossman, a public affairs and public relations firm with offices in Lansing, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Washington, DC.  Truscott Rossman co-founded the Defeat The Breach Coalition with IT, legal and insurance leaders to help businesses plan for and manage cybersecurity incidents. Barb has nearly 30 years of strategic and crisis communications experience. Before joining Truscott Rossman, Barb worked in the health care sector and co-owned a fifth generation, family-owned business. She currently serves as a co-facilitator of Leadership Shiawassee, as an adjunct instructor in the Business Division for Baker College and as a member of the Rotary Club of Corunna.

Connect with Truscott Rossman:  LinkedIn Twitter 

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Jeff Dettloff of Providence:  Jeff serves as President and Chief Problem Solver for Providence Consulting, a Lansing based Cybersecurity and IT Management firm. Providence is a CompTIA Security Trustmark+ holder, has been recognized by CIO Magazine as one of the top 25 cybersecurity firms of 2017, and earned a spot on the 2018 CRN MSP 500 and Pioneer 250 lists as a top technology provider. Mr. Dettloff is the founder of the Defeat The Breach Coalition, a partnership of IT, legal, insurance, and public relations leaders helping organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents. He was voted Emerging Entrepreneur of the year for 2009 by Greater Lansing Business Monthly; served as President of the Capital Area IT Council; has served on the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Lansing; is a Dale Carnegie graduate and Graduate Assistant; and Club 52 alumni and speaker.

Connect with Providence: LinkedIn Twitter

Brent Arnold is a commercial litigation lawyer and partner at Gowlings in Toronto.  Gowlings is a global law firm with an incredible team of lawyers in every specialty imaginable.  Brent has carved out a path for high-level litigation matters and increasingly more work in technology, cybersecurity and incident response.  Having guided organizations through data breaches and ransomware attacks, Brent knows a thing or two about cyber attacks on businesses.  He correctly states that organizations can no longer afford to consider cybersecurity as an "IT problem".  It's about "risk management" and failure to plan could be costly.  So what are the components of an incident response plan and why is useful to have one?  Hear Brent's thoughts from a legal perspective.  To get your incident response plan for your business, visit https://dfiforensics.ca/incident-response/.  This was a very enjoyable interview for me because I love talking law and tech.  Connect with Brent on LinkedIn here and follow him on Twitter here.  Of course, connect with him at Gowlings here.  If anyone would like to reach out to The Advocate's Society that he mentions in this episode, you can find their website here.

Everyone loves free right?  SPOILER ALERT for the skeptics - it really is free!  Wizer Inc. is a platform to increase cybersecurity awareness from Founder and CEO, Gabriel Friedlander.  Follow Gabriel on LinkedIn HERE if you are not already doing so!  I love his attitude of giving back to help others and he is here to "spread knowledge so that everyone can be safe online".  What's not to love about that!  Well done Gabriel and thank you for being a guest on the podcast!