First posting: where it all began
It began with a PhD research student teaching a module on Computer Forensics. Studying Casey under the light of a train from Sunderland to Newcastle and back, remembering the ways of the security community, preparing to teach a class of undergraduates for the first time. A Network Security PhD research student teaching Digital Forensics.
It continued with the same PhD research student, a year later, doing a PhD in Digital Forensics & Network Security, fully commiting himself to the change from Network Security to Digital Forensics, a change that, he was told, was going to be difficult as Network Security and Digital Forensics crowds don’t mix. The courageous (insert_laugh_here) student hoped, however, to use and integrate both schools of thought to better himself and his knowledge.
And here we are. The PhD research student survived thus far, started publishing papers and doing presentations on Digital Forensics. The PhD is going very well, the research student is hale and hearty and the world continues revolving around itself and the sun.
And this blog is where the PhD research student who moved from Network Security to Digital Forensics wishes to speak his mind (within limits (0<x<1 for the Bayesians out there)) about the funny and sad, strange, weird, “tales from the crypt”-like scary and downright ludicrous things he finds in his journey to become a Digital Forensic AND Network Security scientist/researcher/investigator.
The title, GrayHat Forensics, denotes the blogged journey of this gray-hat network security researcher in the world of cyber-crime, fraud, courtrooms, and infinite cups of coffee while waiting for bespoke digital forensics toolkits to finish doing an index search! Enjoy!!
DarkSYN @ July 6, 2008