Intelligence Community Speaker Series Session

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Amber Schroader
Founder and CEO of Paraben Corporation

“The Digital Data & Social Media of Digital Gaming"

Physics-Atmospheric Sciences Building, Room 224 or Zoom

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Abstract: Over 1.2 billion people play online gaming, and it has become a hub of data for potential investigations. The average gaming session lasts hours and interactions in an entirely new virtual world can leave fingerprints of conversations, relationships, and data. Jump into this virtual reality of online gaming to see what new information can be gathered from this emerging social network. You will learn about the different popular gaming environments, social media tools used by gamers, and their associated artifacts.

Bio: Over the past three decades, Amber Schroader has been a driving force for innovation in digital forensics. She has developed numerous software programs, courses, and guides in the areas of recovering data from smartphones, computer hard drives, cloud, email and gaming systems. Schroader established protocols for the seizure and processing of digital evidence that has been used by numerous organizations throughout the world. She has coined the concept of the “360-degree approach to digital forensics” and “Forensics of Everything-FoE” with her focus on unique problems in digital evidence and solutions. Schroader has been an industry influence in pushing for a big-picture consideration of digital evidence. An accomplished design architect, curriculum developer and instructor, Schroader has written and taught numerous classes for this specialized field as well as founded multiple certifications.
 

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