Speaking
Digital evidence, explained plainly
I spent 27 years in law enforcement, and for 15 years I have trained police cybercrime units overseas. I talk about digital evidence the way I teach it: what it can prove, what it cannot, and how to tell the difference before it matters in court.
01 Talks
Topics I speak on
Each talk can run as a keynote or as a longer, hands-on session, and I adjust the depth for the room.
What a screenshot cannot say
Why screenshots and forwarded messages fall apart under questioning, what a proper extraction adds, and what to ask for before trial.
AI and synthetic media in court
Deepfakes, AI-assisted analysis and the questions that expose a weak method. What courts are asking about reliability, and what examiners should document.
Open-source evidence that holds up
Collecting social media and web evidence so it survives authentication: capture, documentation, and the shortcuts that sink it later.
Testifying about method
How reliability challenges work, why "the tool said so" is not an answer, and how an examiner prepares to explain the work in plain language.
Drone evidence, scene to report
What a seized drone and its controller can tell you, how to preserve flight data, and how to present a flight reconstruction that stands up.
Scams and digital safety abroad
The scams aimed at newcomers, how accounts and devices get compromised on the road, and the habits that prevent it. For teams relocating staff and students.
02 Formats
How I can help your event
- Keynotes and sessions30 to 60 minutes for conferences, association meetings and in-house events.
- Workshops and trainingHalf-day to multi-day, hands-on, for investigators, examiners and legal teams.
- Legal educationSessions for bar associations and law firms. Continuing legal education credit is applied for by the host program.
03 Booking
Invite me to speak
Email me the date, audience, format and location, and I will reply with availability and a fee: waldrep.eric at gmail dot com. Talks can be in person or live online. Bar associations and legal education programs: ask about reduced fees.