Chet Hosmer serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona in the Cyber Operations program, where he is teaching and researching the application of Python and Machine Learning to advanced cybersecurity challenges. Chet is also the founder of Python Forensics, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on the collaborative development of open-source investigative technologies using Python and other popular scripting languages. Chet has made numerous appearances to discuss emerging cyber threats including NPR, ABC News, Forbes, IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon.com, and Wired Magazine. He has 7 published books with Elsevier and Apress that focus on data hiding, passive network defense strategies, Python Forensics, PowerShell, and IoT.
Covering a panoply of techniques from search to network forensics, reading this book will expand the reader's understanding of both forensics and the Python libraries. --Computing Reviews, December 2014 Overall, the book is well laid out. The first few chapters cover some important forensic challenges. The code is easy to follow and well commented. --Help Net Security, December 2014