Matt Scheurer, host of the ThreatReel Podcast and Assistant Vice President of Computer Security and Incident Response in a large enterprise environment, joins us to discuss starting a career in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR). Matt discusses how he got started, his advice to anyone that wants to pursue a career in DFIR, and what the future may hold for the DFIR industry.

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