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It has been a while. When I said I was stopping the Forensic 4:cast Awards, I bet you didn’t expect me to fall off the face of the Earth, did you? The reality is I’m a busy man. I work for CRA, I teach for SANS, I have a family, and my family has things…

I’ve been doing the Forensic 4:cast Awards for 15 years. Just to give you some context of how long I’ve been doing this… In 2009, when the awards started: The awards started as Simon and I wearing suit jackets, standing in front or a white wall in our office at Zentek. The popularity soon grew…

Yes, I finally found the time to tally the nominations and get the voting up. And there’s some interesting developments. It looks like the 4:cast Awards has garnered international recognition, most in Brasil. Looking at the categories, there’s a lot of good nominees to choose from, so take your time, as you only get one…

Yes, finally the voting is open. It has been a long road to getting here this year, just so much going on. As the DFIR Summit isn’t happening until August this year, where’s the harm in delaying the voting until such time that I could give it the attention it deserves? Also, I won’t be…

So I keep getting the question, ”when will voting for the awards open?” Well… soon. My host has been troubleshooting my site for about a month now and we’ve finally identified and resolved the issue. Now that everything is up and running again (and much time has been wasted) I’m going to keep the nominations…

I started this back in April and hoped to have it finished for the 4:cast Awards last month. Sadly, life got in the way. This evening I had the time to finish it off. Hope you enjoy it. Lyrics below: Harlan Carvey, EnCase, Cellebrite, X-Ways Champlain, Huber, Exiftool, Ultradock 5 Sysinternals, Paraben, tools from Eric…

There is a hymn that we sing at church. The first line of the song alone is a message unto itself. “Because I have been given much, I too must give.” This is a message that I try to live up to. I know I’m not able to help everyone, but I can always do…

On Friday July 17, 2020 the annual Forensic 4:cast Awards took place at the SANS DFIR Virtual Summit. The video for the awards can be found below.

Yesterday I came to you with a request to buy and read my father’s book. It was 100% for charity and for your own edification. Today’s request is somewhat less altruistic. COVID-19 screwed up a lot of people’s plans. SANS moved from live, in-person classes to the “Live Online” format very quickly. So quickly and…

Is it really that time of year again already? Yes! The nominations for the 2020 Forensic 4:cast Awards are open! I’ve added one new category. Please either watch the video or read below for the category descriptions. Note that awards will be announced at the SANS DFIR Summit in Austin, TX on July 16. Winners…