Although sometimes, it’s DFIR vs me…

Hi, I’m Maggie.
I created this site years ago and never launched it, so we’re doing that now.

Expect DFIR nostalgia, tech + leadership reflections, case thoughts, and the occasional thought spiral that probably started with a log file.

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This is it.

I finally launched the site. This is the first post.

  • It feels surreal to finally be launching my first post.Half a decade ago, I built this blog, wrote an About page, picked a theme, and then… never launched anything. Life happened so fast. Career happened. DFIR happened — in ways I didn’t expect and honestly still haven’t fully processed. I just realized that as I…

What You’ll Find Here

This site started as a DFIR blog I wrote while in grad school (2020) but never launched.
Now it’s evolving into a space to think out loud — part technical brain dump,
part leadership diary, part “processing life through the lens of digital forensics.”

  • tech + leadership reflections
  • DFIR nostalgia
  • philosophical rabbit holes
  • half-baked ideas
  • mildly sarcastic work observations
  • whatever else sparks curiosity

Still me — just updated firmware.

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A Little About Me

I fell into DFIR because of a rewatched episode of Forensic Files
(the first computer forensics case ever). One late-night research spiral later,
I discovered my own campus offered a Digital Evidence class — and everything clicked.

I’ve gone from junior analyst to COO, but the forensic-nerd wiring is still fully intact.
This website is where I share the things I’m learning, questioning,
and occasionally overthinking along the way.

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