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19 Aug 2023

Day 5 – Excerpt from Chapter 5 – “Intrusion Lifecycles”

Day 5 – Excerpt from my newly released book, “Diving In – An Incident Responder’s Journey: A Guide for Executives, Lawyers, Insurance, Brokers & Audiences Eager to Learn” which you can purchase your copy here -> https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Responders-Executives-Insurance-Audiences/dp/B0CCCHTN8R "Nearly all intrusions involve some type of scouting stage, although attackers may not have specific targets in mind when they start. This is the stage where the attacker may collect information about a victim through the review or…

Day 4 – Excerpt from Chapter 4 – User Causality in the context of DFIR

Day 4 - Excerpt from my newly released book, "Diving In - An Incident Responder’s Journey: A Guide for Executives, Lawyers, Insurance, Brokers & Audiences Eager to Learn" which you can get your copy here -> https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Responders-Executives-Insurance-Audiences/dp/B0CCCHTN8R "User causality in the context of Digital Forensics science refers to the relationship between a user's actions (cause) and the resulting impact on a digital system (effect) which fundamentally underpins Locard’s Exchange Principle. Understanding this cause-and-effect relationship is…

Day 3 – Locard’s Exchange Principle and #DFIR

Day 3 - Excerpt from my newly released book, "Diving In - An Incident Responder’s Journey: A Guide for Executives, Lawyers, Insurance, Brokers & Audiences Eager to Learn" which you can get your copy here -> https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Responders-Executives-Insurance-Audiences/dp/B0CCCHTN8R "Locard's Exchange Principle is a fundamental concept in traditional forensic science, which posits that 'every contact leaves a trace.' In other words, any interaction between an individual and their environment will result in the transfer of physical evidence…