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Kevin DeLong
Kevin DeLong has been conducting digital investigations since 2002 in both the public and private sectors. A retired 15-year law enforcement veteran and former SWAT officer, he served on federal task forces with the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Marshals Service, and has trained investigators from the FBI, ATF, HSI, NASA, the U.S. military, and agencies worldwide. He taught digital forensics and evidence collection as an adjunct professor at Ohio Northern University from 2008 to 2021. Kevin founded Cyber Social Hub in 2018 and is the founder of AVAIRY Solutions, which builds AI-powered to
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Hub ArticleMaking AI Defensible: What Every Examiner Should Take From the DFRWS Practitioner Report
A new DFRWS practitioner report lays out how to use AI in digital forensics without losing defensibility. Kevin DeLong breaks down where AI helps, where it fails, and the guardrails that keep examiners accountable in court.
Kevin DeLong · Oct 19, 2026
Hub ArticleDeleted Doesn’t Mean Gone: What 2026 Research Reveals About Mobile Anti-Forensics
Mobile anti-forensics can make evidence harder to see without fully removing it. A major 2026 review identifies where residual traces persist—and how examiners can build a more complete, defensible analysis.
Kevin DeLong · Aug 22, 2026The Machine Found It. Should You Trust It?
AI can help digital investigators move faster through overwhelming evidence volumes.
Kevin DeLong · May 5, 2026
Hub ArticleCrack Encrypted iOS Backup Files
Learn to crack iOS backup files with Hashcat!
Kevin DeLong · Mar 1, 2020