AboutDFIR
Devon Ackerman and contributors
Access and status
Cost
Free
Free to read or download at source. No account, no purchase.
Status
Current
Current as at the verification date below. Standards and tools both move — confirm at source before you rely on it.
What it is
A curated DFIR reference index — training and degree programmes, certifications, job postings, tools by platform, conferences, podcasts, preservation letter templates and research repositories — maintained by Devon Ackerman with Mary Fernandez, Tony Knutson and Nathan Turner. It also runs a near-daily news digest.
Who it is for, and when
Use it as a lookup rather than a read: when you need to know what tools exist for a platform, which certification maps to which skill, or where a template for a preservation letter lives. The certification and degree pages are the least biased comparison available because the site sells nothing. News digest current as of 11 September 2026.
What it does not cover
It indexes rather than teaches — no tutorials, no original artifact research, and its links are not quality-graded.
Go to the source
Open at aboutdfir.com (opens in a new tab)https://aboutdfir.com/
Details
- Type
- Blog or channel
- Written for
- New to the fieldWorking examinerNew to the field, Working examiner
- Author
- Devon Ackerman and contributors
- Topics
- community, training, certification, careers, news
- Checked at source
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