Heather Mahalik
DFIR Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute, Senior Director of Digital Intelligence, Cellebrite
DFIR Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute, Senior Director of Digital Intelligence, 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’ popular Smartphone Forensic Analysis In-Depth course & is the DFIR lead at SANS. Heather’s students frequently reach out to thank her for her course, 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.”