Have you considered reaching out to a local university? My own has programs in Computer Science, Business Information, Information Science, and IT employees who also lecture. Any one of those departments/groups would have multiple folks with sufficient knowledge to give a "basics" presentation. On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 18:01, Charles Meyer eloquently inscribed: > I certainly respect that. > > What other orgs or path to a forensic cybersecurity expert speaker would > you suggest? > > Thank you. > > Charles. > > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:49:39 +0000 > From: "Hammer, Erich F" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: forensic cyber security certifying organizations > > You wouldn't expect to call up the NBA and be able to send personal email > to any one of the players. > > I had the privilege of taking a SANS course about 20 years ago. 300 people > @ $3500 each, 4.5 days @ 8 hrs and one instructor (and I never witnessed > any support staff). These instructors are some of the most knowledgeable > people in the world, in high demand by well-funded organizations and > governments, and as with any expert, they have to always research and > explore new areas of interest. Not only are they incredibly busy, but I > would expect that they are high-value targets for spear fishing themselves, > so the SANS organization isn't going to just put anyone in contact with > them.