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WiCyS South Carolina Affiliate | Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference 2026

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oin the WiCyS South Carolina Affiliate at the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference to connect with WiCyS members. The conference offers a unique educational experience focused on the most active, urgent, and evolving areas of digital investigations for both the public and private sectors. The program addresses today's challenges and prepares profe…

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56Voices
4Underwriters
52Exhibitors
14On the bill · sessions
89Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at WiCyS, in alphabetical order.
Adam Firman
Deputy Director of Tech Sales Global · MSAB
AJ Iafrate
Law Enforcement & Government Relations · Kodex
Alan Tumey
Manager Mobile Device Management, CISSP, CISM · VF Corporation
Alek Hurst
CEO · Lumyx
Alexander Thomson
Product Specialist · Spacewalk AI
Alex Coley
Technical Sales Engineer · MSAB Inc
Alexis Brignoni
Digital Forensic Examiner · Law Enforcement
Alex Pettyjohn
Lead Data Scientist · Integra FEC
Alex Sappington
CO-CEO · Page Vault
Alfred Johnson
CEO/Chief Investigator · JLA Investigations & Security LLC
Amanda Mahan
Director of Training · Oxygen Forensics
Amber Schroader
CEO · Paraben Corporation
Andrew Milauskas
Chief Operating Officer · PageOne Inc.
Anna Truss
Founder / CEO · DefSec LLC
Bethany Morgan
Technical Sales Specialist · MSAB Inc
Blake Sawyer
US Operations Director · Amped Software USA Inc.
Bob Osgood
Director of Digital Forensics and Cyber Analysis Programs · George Mason University
Brandon Epstein
Technical Forensic Specialist · Magnet Forensics
Bree Murphy
Podcaster · eDiscovery Chicks
Brian Hempstead
Digital Forensic Examiner · Gainesville Police Department
Brian LaValley
Senior Digital Forensic Analyst · DHS Office of Inspector General
Brittany Nestor
Detective · Garner Police Department

— and 34 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Cellebrite
Magnet Forensics
MSAB
Oxygen Forensics
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The Programme

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:30 AM 11:20 AM

    Achieving Operational Excellence: A Framework for Readiness, Execution, and Situational Awareness for Investigative Teams

    Achieving mission requires preparedness, insight, and agility in decision-making—no small feat given today’s complexities: heightened workforce skills, overwhelming information str…

    Incident Response
  • 10:30 AM 11:20 AM

    Cutting Through the Deepfake Hype: What You Need to Know

    Deepfakes are everywhere in today’s headlines, fueling fear and driving a surge of “AI vs. AI” detection tools. But here’s the truth: recent research shows these solutions often fa…

    AI and Emerging Tech in Digital Forensics
  • 10:30 AM 11:20 AM

    From Early Case Assessment to the Hot Seat: Secure, Defensible GenAI Workflows for Investigations, Litigation, and Beyond…

    Generative AI goes beyond document review, transforming early case assessment, investigations, and preparation for depositions, hearings, arbitrations, and trials. This panel bring…

    eDiscovery, Compliance & Legal Technology
  • 10:30 AM 11:20 AM

    LE ONLY: Integrating OSINT and Cyber Investigative Tradecraft in Complex Investigations

    Cyber investigations increasingly require integrating OSINT with legal and cyber investigative processes. This session presents a structured, practitioner-focused approach to align…

    ICAC & Human Exploitation
  • 10:30 AM 11:20 AM

    Mobile Forensics and the Force of AI – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly…

    Join us for a continued conversation on how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping digital forensics, promising faster investigations, deeper insights, and unprecedented automation. …

    AI and Emerging Tech in Digital Forensics
  • 8:00 AM 9:00 AM

    KEYNOTE: Engineering Trust in the Age of AI

    Every generation faces a defining technological moment. Ours is unfolding right now. Artificial intelligence is redrawing the boundaries of creation. Digital identities are forming…

    Keynote
  • 9:30 AM 10:20 AM

    Accelerating Digital Evidence Acquisition with the OpenText Forensic TX2 Imager

    This live demonstration highlights how the OpenText Forensic TX2 Imager streamlines digital evidence acquisition across multiple media types. Attendees will see fast, intuitive wor…

    Sponsor Demo
  • 9:30 AM 10:20 AM

    Cloudy with a Chance of Exfil: Obscure Cyber Threat Actor Persistence and Exfiltration Mechanisms

    Prolific threat actors have thrived on double-extortion; proving the ransomware economy remains strong. To hold organizations hostage, identity is now the target of adversary tacti…

    Cyber & Financial Crimes
  • 9:30 AM 10:20 AM

    CyberTheft of Trade Secrets, and Legal Considerations during Data Breaches

    Trade secrets make up the majority of value of U.S. companies' portfolios. Not surprisingly, such secrets are high value theft targets for domestic and foreign competitors. In one …

    eDiscovery, Compliance & Legal Technology
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 89 companies show up — and 11 bet on three roles at once?

89 companies. eleven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
11All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
41Exhibitingexhibitor only
37Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Magnet Forensics·MSAB·Cellebrite·Oxygen Forensics·BlackRainbow, LLC.·DATAPILOT·LUMYX·OpenText·Page Vault·Paraben·SkySafe

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

39% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite713%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of1323%
  • Manager / Lead35%
  • Engineer · IC1629%
  • Research / Science24%
  • Other roles1323%

Of 56 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Magnet ForensicsSpEx4V
  2. 02MSABSpEx4V
  3. 03CellebriteSpEx2V
  4. 04Oxygen ForensicsSpEx2V
  5. 05BlackRainbow, LLC.Ex1V
  6. 06DATAPILOTEx1V
  7. 07LUMYXEx1V
  8. 08OpenTextEx1V
  9. 09Page VaultEx1V
  10. 10ParabenEx1V
  11. 11SkySafeEx1V
  12. 12Ace ForensicsEx
  13. 13ADF SolutionsEx
  14. 14AFOSIEx
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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