06/18/2026
Murphy’s Law showed up today.
A device wouldn’t connect. Software crashed. What started as a simple task became a lesson in patience, troubleshooting, and adaptability.
The reality is that in digital forensics, technical challenges are not the exception. They are part of the job.
Today, our Florida International University (FIU) interns, Jose Matos and Javier Cabrera, got a firsthand look at the unexpected challenges that could arise during a forensic collection.
Some of the best learning does not happen when everything goes right. It happens when you have to figure out why it did not.