Official account of the Volatility Memory Analysis Project and Windows Malware and Memory Forensics Training.
The Call for Presentations for From the Source 2025 is open! Our Makers Track is aimed at developers of open source DFIR tools and the Hunters track covers the best Threat Intel research of the past year.
See the full details in our blog post: https://volatilityfoundation.org/announcing-ftscon-2025-in-person-malware-and-memory-forensics-training/
We are excited to announce FTSCon 2025 on October 20, 2025, in Arlington VA! Registration is now OPEN + we have a Call for Speakers.
Following FTSCon will be a 4-day, in-person Malware & Memory Forensics Training course with Volatility 3.
See the full details in our blog post here: https://volatilityfoundation.org/announcing-ftscon-2025-in-person-malware-and-memory-forensics-training/
Congratulations to all of the Volatility contributors - this was no small feat! We are proud to be a sustaining sponsor of this important open-source project that remains the world’s most widely used memory forensics platform. #dfir
We are very excited to announce that Volatility 3 has reached parity with Volatility 2! With this achievement, Volatility 2 is now deprecated. See the full details in our blog post: https://volatilityfoundation.org/announcing-the-official-parity-release-of-volatility-3/
The 2024 @volatility #PluginContest review is complete! We received 6 submissions from 6 countries for 7 #Volatility3 plugins, a Linux profile generation tool & 9 supporting utilities!
We are excited to announce that the @volatility #PluginContest First Place winner is:
Valentin Obst for btf2json
Read the full Contest Results:
https://volatilityfoundation.org/the-2024-volatility-plugin-contest-results-are-in
Congrats to all winners & thank you to all participants!
#DFIR #memoryforensics
As seen in this guidance from NCSC published today, memory forensics continues to play a critical role in modern digital investigations! After almost 20 years, it's encouraging to still see the need for the amazing work by the @volatility contributors!
On Thursday, Feb 6, @attrc will be at @WWHackinFest to present "Effectively Detecting Modern Code Injection Techniques with Volatility 3". See the full conference agenda here: https://wildwesthackinfest.com/wild-west-hackin-fest-at-mile-high-2025/agenda-for-wwhf-mile-high-2025/. #dfir #memoryforensics #Volatility3 @volatility
@volatility New Release: #volatility3 v2.11.0 - visit https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases for details and downloads.
The 2024 @volatility #PluginContest ends tomorrow! Don't miss the chance to gain visibility for your work, contribute to an important open source project + win cash prizes! Submission details are here: https://volatilityfoundation.org/the-12th-annual-volatility-plugin-contest-is-open/
ONE WEEK LEFT! Make sure to get your submissions in by Dec 31 for the @volatility #PluginContest! Details below 👇
We were happy to have @volexity’s Steven Adair & Sean Koessel present “The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access” for the #FTSCon Keynote in October. The video of their talk is now available here: https://youtu.be/qSNlDCg-IOM.
We are excited to see submissions coming in for the 2024 @volatility #PluginContest! If you haven't submitted yours, don't wait—the contest closes on Dec 31. Gain visibility for your work, contribute to an important open source project + win cash prizes!
Contest details: Details here: https://volatilityfoundation.org/the-12th-annual-volatility-plugin-contest-is-open/
.@volatility New Release: #volatility3 v2.8.0 - visit https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/releases for details and downloads.
There are only a few tickets left for #FTSCon & we are planning to close registration Monday! We are excited to see all of you & hear great talks by amazing speakers from across the industry. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/from-the-source-hosted-by-the-volatility-foundation
We are excited to announce the opening keynote for #FTSCon: @volexity's Steven Adair & Sean Koessel will present "The Nearest Neighbor Attack: How A Russian APT Weaponized Nearby Wi-Fi Networks for Covert Access"
For event details, the full speaker lineup, and information about how to register, visit https://volatilityfoundation.org/from-the-source-memory-forensics-training/.
We have another speaker to announce in our #FTSCon lineup: Jaron Bradley will present “Grafting Trees on macOS” in the MAKER Track!
For more event details, see the #FTSCon event page: https://volatilityfoundation.org/from-the-source-memory-forensics-training/
And registration is still open! You can register here: https://events.humanitix.com/from-the-source-hosted-by-the-volatility-foundation
And the winner is Mariano Graziano, who has won a pass to #FTSCon and a seat in the upcoming in-person Malware & Memory Forensics Training on #Volatility3! Thanks to all who shared photos as we celebrate 10 years of The #ArtOfMemoryForensics!
Don't forget to post a photo of your own copy of The #ArtOfMemoryForensics and tag @volatility! The winner will be selected on August 31! #memoryforensics #dfir
The @volatility Foundation is donating 100% of the proceeds for #FTSCon to Connect Our Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is pioneering technology to find families, build connections, and create community for children in the foster care system. Learn more about this innovative organization at https://connectourkids.org, and read about their impact on the lives of children in foster care: http://connectourkids.org/blog
Don't forget to post a photo of your own copy of The #ArtOfMemoryForensics and tag @volatility! The winner will be selected on August 31! #memoryforensics #dfir
