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Hal Pomerantz

Hal Pomerantz

Hal Pomeranz is an independent digital forensics and incident response consultant, expert witness, and trainer, founder of Deer Run Associates and a former SANS Institute Faculty Fellow.

Sep 16, 2026

4:50
Seems to matter almost more today than it did then, huh?
4:54
Yeah, I mean, it's interesting you bring up that talk because that talk, which you can find on YouTube, and it's actually one of my favorite talks that I've ever given, that talk was a real departure for me.
5:07
And it was a very scary talk for me to give because it was the first talk where I'd really spoken publicly about on a non-technical subject.
5:18
And, you know, it was very, it was a very personal story.
5:22
And, and I, I worried about how it would be received.
5:27
And, and I will tell you, you can't really tell from the video, but I can see it because I know me.
5:32
I got up on that stage and, and I started to give the talk, which I prepped very heavily.

5 MINS LATER

10:54
figure you're sub tweeting or sub posting something.
4:50
Seems to matter almost more today than it did then, huh?
4:54
Yeah, I mean, it's interesting you bring up that talk because that talk, which you can find on YouTube, and it's actually one of my favorite talks that I've ever given, that talk was a real departure for me.
5:07
And it was a very scary talk for me to give because it was the first talk where I'd really spoken publicly about on a non-technical subject.
5:18
And, you know, it was very, it was a very personal story.
5:22
And, and I, I worried about how it would be received.
5:27
And, and I will tell you, you can't really tell from the video, but I can see it because I know me.
5:32
I got up on that stage and, and I started to give the talk, which I prepped very heavily.

5 MINS LATER

10:54
figure you're sub tweeting or sub posting something.

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