Digital Forensics Today https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/ Digital evidence, court-ready forensics, tools, and case strategy, written from active casework by court-qualified examiner Eric Waldrep. en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thewaldrepcompany.com/img/newsletter/dft-cover-1200x675.jpg Digital Forensics Today https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/ The Evidence Follows You Home: Mental Health in Digital Forensics https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-evidence-follows-you-home/ https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-evidence-follows-you-home/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 A first responder may encounter a horrific scene once. The examiner may encounter that same event hundreds of times. What the research says about burnout and vicarious trauma in DFIR, and what examiners and supervisors can actually do about it. The Finding Was Right. The Record Failed. https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-record-failed/ https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-record-failed/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Examiners rarely lose on the analysis. They lose on when the note was written, which build of the tool produced it, and who authorized the act. The documentation discipline that keeps closed cases closed. Nobody Cross-Examines the Tool. https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/nobody-cross-examines-the-tool/ https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/nobody-cross-examines-the-tool/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Vendor certification proves you can operate the software, and you should go get one. It is also not what opposing counsel will ask you about. The layer above the instrument is what gets tested under oath. The Model Is Not Your Witness. https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-model-is-not-your-witness/ https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/the-model-is-not-your-witness/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 AI can compress a day of open-source work into an hour. It can also invent a source, a quote, and a court case without changing its tone. The verification discipline that takes the gain without inheriting the failure. Search Is Cheap. Judgment Is Not. https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/search-is-cheap-judgment-is-not/ https://thewaldrepcompany.com/newsletter/search-is-cheap-judgment-is-not/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 The OSINT most people practice falls apart under one question: how do you know? Eight practices for defensible open-source investigation, plus the capture and chain-of-custody section most guides skip.