[DFSci] DFRWS Early Registration Ends June 7

[Elizabeth Schweinsberg]

Registration is open for The DFRWS USA Conference is July 15-18, 2018 in
Providence, RI, at the Omni Providence.

https://www.regonline.com/DFRWS-USA-2018

Early registration has been extended through June 7, 2017, and the hotel
conference rate is available until June 22, 2018
<https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/providence/meetings/digital-forensic-research-workshop>
(unless the rooms sell out before then).

Elizabeth Schweinsberg

2018 General Chair, DFRWS USA

https://dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018

Keynotes

This year’s conference features keynotes from Dr. Eugene Spafford on
Monday, July 16 about “How Well Are We Meeting the Challenge?” and then
Jonathan Levin on “Mobile Device Forensics in the Age of Encrypted
Filesystems” on Tuesday.

Workshops

Five workshops are included in the price of the 2.5 day conference.
Sunday, July 15 features Linux Memory Forensics
<http://www.dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018/sessions/linux-memory-forensics-part-1>,
Getting Saucy with APFS! - The State of Apple’s New File System
<http://www.dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018/sessions/getting-saucy-apfs-state-apple%E2%80%99s-new-file-system>,
and Examining Recent Advances in Chip-Off for Mobile Device Forensics
<http://www.dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018/sessions/examining-recent-advances-chip-mobile-device-forensics>.
Wednesday, July 18 has Android Forensics and Reverse Engineering
<http://www.dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018/sessions/android-forensics-and-reverse-engineering-part-1>
and Plaso: The Missing Manual
<http://www.dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-usa-2018/sessions/plaso-missing-manual-part-1>
.

Papers

With 14 research papers and 8 short presentations, there is something for
everyone (who likes digital forensics)!  Memory, Mobile, and Malware are
joined by IoT challenges, APFS, and cloud processing.

After Hours

After hours, join your fellow attendees for more fun, networking, and a
little competition.  Monday evening begins with the Poster and Demo
Reception. Tuesday’s Banquet will be held at the hotel and will be followed
by the Forensics Rodeo!  The Rodeo will be a CTF style event with
challenges of various levels in digital forensics and malware. Bring a
team, or join one when you get there!

Posters and Demos for Monday are being accepted now!  Email
usa-demos at dfrws.org to sign up or for more information.