BelkaDay Conference Presentations

BelkaDay is a conference dedicated to digital forensics and incident response professionals and their challenges!

At BelkaDay, we bring together industry leaders, digital forensic investigators, incident responders, law enforcement professionals, and technology enthusiasts from around the world to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and collaborate on advancing the field of digital forensics and incident response.

What to Expect

Insightful presentations
Guidelines and tips from experienced practitioners

About Belkasoft

Belkasoft is a global leader in digital forensics and cyber incident response software development.

Belkasoft products help customers in over 130 countries to solve digital forensic cases, respond to cyber incidents, conduct eDiscovery investigations and protect precious business assets from cyber threats.

With Belkasoft, your digital investigations become easier, faster and more effective.

Yuri Gubanov, Belkasoft CEO

Belkasoft presentations

Adapting to the Digital Frontier: How Belkasoft Responds to Modern Challenges in Digital Forensics

Yuri Gubanov

Belkasoft CEO

iOS Forensics—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Belkasoft knowledge team

Androids Unplugged: Analyzing the Inner Workings of Your Robot Companion

Belkasoft knowledge team

Hunting for Cyber Attackers and Their Malicious Payloads

Belkasoft knowledge team

Belkasoft Educational Initiatives—Paving the Path to In-Depth and Affordable Learning

James Cooksey

Belkasoft knowledge team

Guest speakers and presentations

In-Depth Scrutiny of SEGB Files for Pattern of Life Data

Alexis Brignoni

A special agent of a Federal Law Enforcement agency, Florida.
SANS digital forensics examiner.

Mobile and Computer Device Decryption with Passware

Toni Pärn

Director of Sales at Passware and speaker at DFIR conferences. An expert in encrypted electronic evidence discovery and decryption.

The Need for Interlocution in Preparing Digital Evidence for Legal Process

Richard Boddington

DFIR investigator with a background in police and intelligence investigations, university teacher, and author of the books.

DFIR Investigative Mindset

Brett Shavers

Independent consultant with extensive experience in both law enforcement and the private sector, author of books, and founder of the resource DFIR Training.

Trust but Verify: Tool Verification and Validation

Brian Hempstead

Digital Forensics expert for the Gainesville Police Department Criminal Investigative Division, Brian is a pivotal member of the North Florida ICAC Task Force.

Testimonials

“Belkasoft and Yuri Gubanov are really doubling down on free resources for forensics professionals. Many tool-sponsored conferences are only showcases of what a piece of software can do. Not so with hashtag#Belkaday2024 most of the presentations highlighted important developments and insights into the DFIR industry as a whole. A very worthwhile experience.”

JB Brooks, Cyber Crimes Lab Director, United States

“Thank you to everyone at Belkasoft. You all truly contribute to the protection of the innocent. I cannot wait to attend next year!”

Avinash Perera, Team Lead, Security and Intelligence, United States

“With the end of the conference, I can definitely say that it has been a worthwhile experience. In spite of being only two days, I feel like I've gained an enormous amount of knowledge.”

Eduard-Cristian Sirbu-Boeti, student, Romania

“Thank you Belkasoft for this opportunity and the great event.”

Mohammad Snono, Senior Information Security Consultant, Saudi Arabia

“Thanks for coordinating this event. The talks have been interesting and insightful so far.”

Matthew Plascencia, DFIR Research Team Lead, United States

Program

Adapting to the Digital Frontier: How Belkasoft Responds to Modern Challenges in Digital Forensics

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the challenges facing digital forensics professionals are more complex than ever before. From encrypted communication to cloud storage, cybercrime tactics are constantly evolving, presenting new obstacles for investigators. In this presentation, we explore how Belkasoft, a leader in digital forensic solutions, addresses these modern challenges head-on.

Yuri Gubanov
Belkasoft CEO

In-Depth Scrutiny of SEGB Files for Pattern of Life Data

Alexis Brignoni
A special agent of a Federal Law Enforcement agency, Florida. SANS digital forensics examiner

Mobile and Computer Device Decryption with Passware

Toni Pärn
Director of Sales at Passware and speaker at DFIR conferences. An expert in encrypted electronic evidence discovery and decryption

iOS Forensics—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

OS devices are becoming more and more complicated to acquire due to enhanced security and continuous advances in operating systems. In this session, we will discuss the lifecycle of iOS versions and devices, to include: major changes in iOS updates, what implications they bring to examiners, how forensic tools continue to evolve to attempt to obtain as much data as possible from these devices, and additional roadblocks and workarounds for the everyday digital forensic examiners or investigators.

Belkasoft knowledge team

Androids Unplugged: Analyzing the Inner Workings of Your Robot Companion

With the sheer variety of Android devices on the market, digital forensic investigators need to have a nuanced understanding of each vendor's specific models and their unique characteristics. Join our expert for an in-depth exploration of the many factors that go into acquiring data from a diverse array of Android phones, including those powered by Qualcomm, MediaTek, Spreadtrum, and many more. You'll come away from this session equipped with the knowledge and techniques you need to confidently tackle any Android forensic investigation using Belkasoft X.

Belkasoft knowledge team

The Need for Interlocution in Preparing Digital Evidence for Legal Process

The role of investigators in collecting and selecting evidence can be affected by inadequate forensic training, tunnel vision, confirmation bias, governance, and limited time, all of which have been shown to create injustice.

The opportunity for evidence contamination, vexatious or otherwise is ever present and a blight on the digital forensic community.

Beyond data analysis, the question of reporting is often seen as lacking. Reports are bland, with occasional attempts to explain technicalities that still confuse non-tech lawyers, let alone jurors and judges.

The presentation outlines some of these cases and the dilemmas faced by stakeholders, offering solutions to minimize and better manage these problems to ensure just outcomes.

Richard Boddington
DFIR investigator with a background in police and intelligence investigations, university teacher, and author of the books

Hunting for Cyber Attackers and Their Malicious Payloads

“How was the network initially compromised?” This is the question that cyber incident responders hear every time they're called to do their job. Nowadays, most cyberattacks—including advanced targeted attacks—start from a simple phishing email with a weaponized attachment or web link. In this presentation, we will examine the most common initial infection vectors and show how Belkasoft X can help incident responders and forensic analysts find the necessary evidence. Additionally, we will discuss the common forensic artifacts that point to code execution on Windows systems. Join us as we explore the trail that cyber attackers leave behind and the methods to track them down.

Belkasoft knowledge team

DFIR Investigative Mindset

Technical skills are necessary for DFIR, but a piece needs to be added: a DFIR Investigative Mindset! If you are analyzing data for the sake of analyzing data without an investigative mindset, you are not doing the best that can be done. With a DFIR Investigative Mindset, you will see what others miss, do what others wish they could do, and make significant cases that are objective, fair, and accurate. Brett Shavers will explain why and how to develop and improve your DFIR Investigative Mindset.

Brett Shavers
Independent consultant with extensive experience in both law enforcement and the private sector, author of books, and founder of the resource DFIR Training

Trust but Verify: Tool Verification and Validation

Brian Hempstead
Digital Forensics expert for the Gainesville Police Department Criminal Investigative Division, Brian is a pivotal member of the North Florida ICAC Task Force

Belkasoft Educational Initiatives—Paving the Path to In-Depth and Affordable Learning

James Cooksey
Belkasoft

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