In one week, the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference begins in San Diego. Here’s what you need to know and how to get 10% off registration!

For over 26 years, Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference has been an important gathering of private sector and government attendees dedicated to the digital forensics and computer security industries.

This year, the West version of the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference will be conducted at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego from October 27 through 29. With over 60 sessions and a beautiful venue (to boot), it will be a great conference for learning about eDiscovery and forensics trends and best practices.

eDiscovery Today will be there for the first time covering the event, and I’m excited to be speaking in not one, but two events! They are:

Monday, October 27, 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Top Trends from eDiscovery Today: Metadata, Mobile & Cloud Challenges

Based on analysis from the eDiscovery Today blog by Editor and Chief Contributor Doug Austin, this session explores four recurring trends that are redefining digital forensic workflows and eDiscovery readiness. With over 1,500 articles published since 2020, eDiscovery Today is widely followed for its daily coverage of the operational, legal, and data-driven shifts impacting discovery teams. This panel will break down how teams are adjusting their internal processes to manage modern metadata, mobile messaging apps, proportional collection demands, and cloud native files like hyperlinked Google Docs and SharePoint records. Rather than focus on legal rulings, this session delivers insight into how professionals are navigating the evolving complexity of digital evidence and what it takes to ensure integrity and defensibility across platforms.

I’m excited to be speaking at this panel with Jerry Bui, Senior Vice President, Digital Forensics at Purpose Legal, Bree Murphy, Sr. Solutions Engineer with the eDiscovery Chicks & Exterro and Emily Bartkowicz, Litigation Support Manager at Akerman LLP!

Tuesday, October 28, 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

As mobile data proliferates and artificial intelligence enters legal workflows, courts are increasingly weighing in on what constitutes defensible, ethical, and proportional eDiscovery. This session examines recent case law that is directly impacting how forensic professionals, legal teams, and investigators approach data preservation, analysis, and review. Our panel will walk through several impactful rulings from the past 12–18 months and discuss their implications for digital forensics and eDiscovery workflows with a particular focus on:

• Mobile and ephemeral messaging: Expectations for preservation and collection, and how failure to act has led to sanctions
• AI generated content and hallucinations: Judicial responses to the use of generative AI in legal filings and evidence preparation
• Transparency in AI assisted workflows: When and how parties are expected to disclose AI use in review, analysis, or evidence creation
• Privacy and consent in AI-driven data use: How state level privacy laws are shaping the defensibility of AI generated and AI processed data, including issues related to consent and unauthorized data use

Attendees will leave with:

• A curated update on recent case law relevant to digital forensics and legal technology
• Practical takeaways for preserving modern data sources and maintaining defensibility
• Guidance on disclosure obligations and evolving expectations around AI use in legal contexts

I’m excited to be speaking on this one with Bobby Williams, Director, Investigator & GCFE Inclusion Chair and Lea Malani Bays, Partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.

As I mentioned, you can not only still register for the event, but you can save 10% off the registration fee! The registration page is here, use the promo code EDT25 to save 10%!

Hope to see you there! And I will have a preview of other notable sessions at the Techno Security West conference later this week!

So, what do you think? Are you attending the Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference in San Diego? If so, say hi! And please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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