The Volatility Plugin Contest is officially open for submissions! This is your opportunity to directly contribute to the open source forensics community and put groundbreaking capabilities into the hands of digital investigators. Gain industry-wide visibility for your work, contribute to an important open-source project, and win a cash prize!

The contest is designed to encourage research and development in the field of memory analysis. Since the first contest in 2013, contributions from all around the world have continued to help build the next generation of memory forensics.

Submissions for the 12th annual Volatility Plugin Contest will be accepted until December 31, 2024. Winners will receive over 6000 USD in cash prizes! See the full contest details.

Looking for inspiration? Check out last year’s Volatility Plugin Contest Results (2023).

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From The Source, Hosted by The Volatility Foundation

On October 21, 2024, the Volatility Foundation is hosting From The Source, a one-day summit, in Arlington, VA. Speakers will include developers of your favorite open-source tools and the digital investigators who discovered some of the biggest intrusions of the past year. Learn more…

Upcoming In-Person Training Event

Immediately following From The Source, we are hosting the first in-person, public offering of our popular Malware and Memory Forensics Training focused solely on Volatility 3! This training takes place October 22–25, 2024, in Arlington, VA. Learn more…

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Volexity and our other sustaining donors for their continued support.

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