# Education and Training **URL:** https://community.metaspike.com/c/education-and-training/13.md [Latest](https://community.metaspike.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metaspike.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metaspike.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Education and Training category](https://community.metaspike.com/t/about-the-education-and-training-category/263)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0
Discussions around topics such as education, certifications, training, presentations, and webinars in the areas of DFIR and eDiscovery. --- ## [Forensic Email Collector — Technology Showcase](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-technology-showcase/1934)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-technology-showcase/1934 "2024-04-03T18:09:27Z")
Something big is coming to FEC soon! During this live event, we will show off what we have been working on and give our users a quick introduction to using the new features. :rocket: --- ## [Metaspike Email Forensics Training — US Session](https://community.metaspike.com/t/metaspike-email-forensics-training-us-session/1367)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/metaspike-email-forensics-training-us-session/1367 "2023-02-03T21:40:32Z")
This is the US session of our upcoming Email Forensics Training. Here are the details: Course Syllabus and Registration Date: March 14 and March 15, 2023 (two days) Time: 9 AM to 1 PM (PDT) — same time on both days --- ## [Metaspike Email Forensics Training APAC Session](https://community.metaspike.com/t/metaspike-email-forensics-training-apac-session/1344)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/metaspike-email-forensics-training-apac-session/1344 "2023-01-30T18:36:15Z")
We have launched a separate session of our Email Forensics course to cover the APAC time zones. Here are the details: Course Syllabus and Registration Date: March 9 and March 10, 2023 (two days) Time: 9 AM to 1 PM (AE… --- ## [Forensic Email Intelligence 2.0 — Launch Event & Tech Showcase](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-intelligence-2-0-launch-event-tech-showcase/1213)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-intelligence-2-0-launch-event-tech-showcase/1213 "2022-11-15T16:50:51Z")
Our Forensic Email Intelligence 2.0 event is set for Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:00 PM (UTC). Don’t miss it :grin: --- ## [2022 Email Forensics CTF (Archived)](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-archived/1027)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-archived/1027 "2022-11-03T17:58:03Z")
Here are the archived challenges from our 2022 Email Forensics CTF. Quick Stats Started February 9, 2022 Ended April 21, 2022 Top 3 Sam Greenwald, Zach Stanford, Phill Moore Week 1: To Read, or Not to Re… --- ## [Forensic Email Collector — Power User Workshop](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-power-user-workshop/1059)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-power-user-workshop/1059 "2022-08-31T21:58:14Z")
Hello, everyone! We are getting ready to release a significant new capability for FEC and scheduled a Power User Workshop to showcase it. We will also cover some of FEC’s recent features such as differential acquisition… --- ## [2022 Email Forensics CTF—Final Week Early Announcement](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-final-week-early-announcement/897)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-final-week-early-announcement/897 "2022-05-17T16:35:53Z")
Hello, everyone! Looking at the scoreboard, it is likely that the 2022 CTF top 3 may come down to how quickly participants solve the final week’s challenge(s). With that in mind, we will be dropping the final challenge(… --- ## [2022 Email Forensics CTF Wrap-up](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-wrap-up/904)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-wrap-up/904 "2022-05-06T00:48:32Z")
Hello, everyone! This year’s Email Forensics CTF ended yesterday. Congrats to Sam Greenwald, Zach Stanford, and Phill Moore for taking the top three spots :clap:t2: The CTF website now shows the final rankings and link… --- ## [Email Forensics Workshop—CTF Solutions Part 1](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop-ctf-solutions-part-1/846)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop-ctf-solutions-part-1/846 "2022-03-16T21:51:43Z")
We have scheduled a live email forensics workshop where we will solve CTF challenges 1 through 5 :grin: We will cover fun topics such as DKIM & ARC, MAPI, and crypto. The live event is on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 5 … --- ## [2022 Email Forensics CTF—Challenge 2 Posted](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-challenge-2-posted/822)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-challenge-2-posted/822 "2022-02-19T23:49:05Z")
Week 2 is now live! This week’s two challenges can be accessed independently of each other as neither one strictly depends on the other. You will also find that plenty of attempts are available for Part 2 :smiley: Last … --- ## [2022 Email Forensics CTF—Challenge 1 Posted](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-challenge-1-posted/809)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/2022-email-forensics-ctf-challenge-1-posted/809 "2022-02-11T17:57:23Z")
We have just posted the first challenge, and the CTF is now live! :rocket: You can access it here: https://ctf2022.metaspike.com We are planning 10 challenges in total, with approximately a week between each challenge… --- ## [Forensic Email Collector Workshop](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-workshop/726)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-workshop/726 "2021-09-16T01:12:56Z")
Hello everyone, We have scheduled a Forensic Email Collector workshop on September 15th to cover some of the recent developments in FEC. We will discuss trusted timestamping, custom OAuth tokens, S/MIME decryption, Driv… --- ## [Tool Recommendations for Email CTF](https://community.metaspike.com/t/tool-recommendations-for-email-ctf/536)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/tool-recommendations-for-email-ctf/536 "2021-06-26T16:44:51Z")
I have received a few questions on tool recommendations for the CTF. I will list some suggestions below—with a focus on free, open-source, or low-cost tools where available. The below list covers the challenges we have … --- ## [End of 2020 - 2021 Email Forensics CTF](https://community.metaspike.com/t/end-of-2020-2021-email-forensics-ctf/612)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/end-of-2020-2021-email-forensics-ctf/612 "2021-03-04T20:27:42Z")
Hello everyone, Our email forensics CTF closed yesterday. Big congrats to the top three: @sgreenwald, Phill Moore, and Tristan Jenkinson :rocket: We put up a page with additional details: https://ctf.metaspike.com/ Al… --- ## [Email Forensics CTF—Challenge 10 Posted (FINAL)](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf-challenge-10-posted-final/605)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf-challenge-10-posted-final/605 "2021-03-01T13:11:41Z")
Just posted the final challenge in this year’s Email CTF! The competition will automatically close on February 22, 2021 at 00:00 AM (UTC). Next week, we will issue the prizes to the winners and announce the live event w… --- ## [Email Forensics Workshop — CTF Edition](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop-ctf-edition/556)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop-ctf-edition/556 "2021-01-29T17:07:15Z")
We have just scheduled the live event where we will solve the first five challenges and discuss email forensics live. Looking forward to it! --- ## [DFRWS APAC 2021](https://community.metaspike.com/t/dfrws-apac-2021/580)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/dfrws-apac-2021/580 "2021-01-26T20:24:19Z")
DFRWS APAC 2021 is starting in a couple of hours! There are quite a few very interesting presentations to which I am looking forward. I will also have a 4-hour workshop on forensic email investigations on the second day … --- ## [Email Forensics CTF](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf/483)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf/483 "2020-12-09T05:17:33Z")
Hello folks! We are getting ready to launch a capture the flag competition! We have some interesting email forensics challenges planned! Join below if you’d like us to keep you in the loop! --- ## [Email Forensics CTF—Challenge 1 Posted](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf-challenge-1-posted/505)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-ctf-challenge-1-posted/505 "2020-12-07T23:58:29Z")
Just posted the first challenge. This will be accepting answers for one week. Good luck everyone! :smiley: https://m.klr.co/5gRzHc --- ## [FEC Power User Webinar](https://community.metaspike.com/t/fec-power-user-webinar/400)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/fec-power-user-webinar/400 "2020-08-03T21:08:39Z")
We have just scheduled a new FEC Power User Webinar for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 11 AM (PDT). You can save your spot below: The target audience will be our existing users and we will cover recent functionality su… --- ## [Resources for Digital Forensics Labs](https://community.metaspike.com/t/resources-for-digital-forensics-labs/384)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/resources-for-digital-forensics-labs/384 "2020-07-12T16:23:39Z")
I came across Interpol’s Global Guidelines for Digital Forensics Laboratories today and wanted to post a few resources that might be helpful to anyone running, working in, or setting up a DFIR lab. I’ve made this post a… --- ## [Working from Home Resources](https://community.metaspike.com/t/working-from-home-resources/289)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/working-from-home-resources/289 "2020-03-25T22:12:22Z")
I have been running into some fantastic resources we can use for training while working from home. I will turn this post into a wiki so please feel free to add content: 1. SANS DFIR Summit (July 16, 17) \[Now Free\] SANS … --- ## [Email Forensics Workshop](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop/350)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/email-forensics-workshop/350 "2020-06-10T17:18:21Z")
I’ve just scheduled an Email Forensics Workshop. This will be a detailed look at sample messages where we will take it line by line and see what we can glean from message headers, MIME boundary delimiters, DKIM signature… --- ## [Forensic Email Collector Deep Dive Webinar](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-deep-dive-webinar/264)
**Author:** [@agungor](https://community.metaspike.com/u/agungor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.metaspike.com/t/forensic-email-collector-deep-dive-webinar/264 "2020-03-25T20:49:28Z")
We’ve just scheduled the next talk in the Forensic Email Collector Educational Series! This will be a deep dive webinar where we will explore some of FEC’s relatively new advanced features in great detail. Set for March …