Introduction to the Podcast: What is digital forensics anyways? - a podcast by Tyler Hatch, B.A., LL.B.

When I tell people that I have my own digital forensics firm, they generally say, "Cool!!", then immediately ask, "What does that mean?"

People don't tend to know what exactly digital forensics is until they have a need for our services.  In the case of lawyers, many of them are thankful they have someone to use after they've experienced a properly and professionally conducted digital forensics investigation.  

With that being said, let's jump into what digital forensics is and set the stage for the topics and format of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast!

Digital forensics is an investigative process in which digital forensics examiners collect evidence from electronic devices and digital sources and examine the evidence to determine a fact or set of facts, often in the context of computer crime or unlawful activity, for which the findings are reported to clients and/or presented in Court.

Sources of evidence often include computers, cell phones, tablets, servers, email accounts, mobile device app data (Facebook etc.), cloud accounts/storage and the internet.

Digital forensics examiners use digital evidence to answer  "who", "what", "where", "when", "how" and "why" during an investigation and report the findings to a client.  Sometimes, the findings and evidence needs to be presented in Court during a criminal or civil trial.

My name is Tyler Hatch and I am hosting this podcast.  I am a former litigation lawyer, who practiced in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, prior to becoming a certified mobile and computer forensics examiner.  In July, 2018, I founded my own digital forensics and incident response firm, DFI Forensics Inc.  We serve clients across Canada and in the U.S. and have offices in Vancouver, Langley, Calgary and Toronto. 

I hope you enjoy the podcast and provide lots of feedback to make it better!  Guest requests are welcome and can be submitted to info@dfiforensics.ca.

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