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The Operational Transformation of Digital Forensics: #DataUnmasked ACEDS Expert Discussion with HaystackID’s Todd Tabor
August 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
The Operational Transformation of Digital Forensics: #DataUnmasked ACEDS Expert Discussion with HaystackID’s Todd Tabor
By HaystackID Staff
Digital forensics has moved beyond recovering deleted files from hard drives. Current investigations cross international borders, require synthetic media detection, and need teams capable of handling technical complexity alongside human sensitivity. Running a global forensics practice—maintaining quality, building trust, and adapting to new threats—requires technical knowledge combined with operational discipline.
Todd Tabor, Senior Vice President of Forensics at HaystackID®, has spent his career ensuring complex forensic operations function effectively without losing focus on the human factors that define this work. From crime scene investigations to corporate breach responses, Tabor has observed how advanced technology fails without proper processes, qualified people, and methods for building trust.
In the upcoming ACEDS #DataUnmasked livestream, Tabor will discuss his operational perspective on the field’s current challenges. He’ll examine how global forensics teams maintain consistency and quality across different jurisdictions and legal systems, and explain why the human aspects of sensitive investigations often outweigh technical tools. The discussion will cover emerging threats like deepfakes—detection methods, analysis techniques, and presenting findings that withstand courtroom scrutiny, while addressing the practical aspects of building trust when teams access highly personal digital information.
The discussion will focus on aspects of digital forensics beyond technical capabilities to examine the operational and human factors that determine success: scaling trust across global teams, why process discipline matters more in an AI-driven environment, and what’s required to build forensics capabilities that handle tomorrow’s threats while maintaining integrity standards.
+ Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
+ Time: 11:00 AM EDT / 10:00 AM CDT
+ Livecast Viewing Streams*
Explore Our Digital World with #DataUnmasked
With #DataUnmasked, ACEDS and HaystackID invite you to embark on an enlightening journey through the intricate maze of data. Our diverse discussions encompass relevant, real-time subjects ranging from the complexities of international eDiscovery to privacy and cybersecurity considerations for cross-border data transfers.
Join us each month as we peel back the layers of complexity and ‘unmask’ the world of data in our #DataUnmasked live stream.
Expert Panelists
+ Todd Tabor
Senior Vice President, Forensics
In 2021, Todd Tabor joined HaystackID and is currently the Vice President of PMO, Forensics. In this role, he is responsible for the identification, hiring, training, and development of HaystackID’s Forensic Project Management Team as well as developing the processes and procedures of that team. Prior to joining HaystackID, Todd was the Executive Vice President of Operations for Veristar.
+ Host: Michael Quartararo
President, ACEDS & Professional Development, ACEDS
As the president of ACEDS, Mike leads the organization and is responsible for the overall administrative and operational oversight of the organization, including program development, training and professional development, and strategic partnerships. Considered among the top legal technologists in the US, he has spent the last 20 years leveraging the power of technology to meet the current and emerging needs of organizations throughout the legal community. He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery and has been successfully consulting in information governance, e-discovery, project management and legal technology for all of his career, including 10-year stints at both Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. For much of his career Mike has been training and educating lawyers and other legal professionals in the benefits of technology to the legal profession. A graduate of the State University of New York, he is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS). He frequently speaks and writes on e-discovery, legal operations, project management and technology topics. Mike is an avid foodie and enjoys cooking and reading when he isn’t focused on developing new policy initiatives and educational offerings.
About HaystackID®
HaystackID® solves complex data challenges related to legal, compliance, regulatory, and cyber requirements. Core offerings include Global Advisory, Cybersecurity, Core Intelligence AI™, and ReviewRight® Global Managed Review, supported by its unified CoreFlex™ service interface. Recognized globally by industry leaders, including Chambers, Gartner, IDC, and Legaltech News, HaystackID helps corporations and legal practices manage data gravity, where information demands action, and workflow gravity, where critical requirements demand coordinated expertise, delivering innovative solutions with a continual focus on security, privacy, and integrity. Learn more at HaystackID.com.
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