Heather Mahalik Barnhart
DFIR Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute & Cellebrite
Heather Mahalik is a forensic expert of choice for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. She has worked on high profile cases from child exploitation to Osama Bin Laden’s digital media. Her book series, Practical Mobile Forensics, is a best-selling guide to mobile forensics. She leads SANS’ Smartphone Forensic Analysis In-Depth course and is the DFIR lead at SANS. At Cellebrite, Heather leads the 101 Community and is a key researcher of mobile forensics. Heather’s students frequently reach out to thank her for her course and her Cellebrite webinars saying they helped put criminals away for many years and exonerated the innocent by validating the truth. "Nothing compares to knowing that the effort you put into developing and teaching a course makes the world a better and safer place.”