What is DFIR Diva (dfirdiva.com)?

DFIR Diva is a blog and resource hub for people who want to get into digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), especially those starting from zero IT or security background. It collects free and affordable training, community event and job listings, and practical advice on entering the field. If you are a beginner looking for a structured, low-cost path into DFIR or blue team work, it is worth bookmarking; if you need hands-on labs or certification exams themselves, it points you toward them rather than hosting them.

What the site actually offers

The homepage organizes its main content into four resource areas:

The training plan is the most structured piece: it sequences free online courses rather than dumping a list of links, which matters if you do not yet know what order to learn things in.

Who it is for

The site states its focus is beginners — "starting from complete beginner to IT." That framing shows up in the content itself: featured posts include a personal journey into DFIR, the evolution of a home lab from break-fix to forensics, how to put home lab experience on a resume, and a first Trace Labs CTF experience. These are experience write-ups, not vendor marketing, so they are most useful if you are trying to figure out what the day-to-day of learning DFIR looks like.

If you already work in the field, the community listings and training discounts are likely the more useful parts.

Training partners and affiliations

DFIR Diva discloses that it is a partner or affiliate of several training providers. The homepage lists:

• Humble Bundle — books and software
• Cybersecurity training including the SOC Analyst Path and CDSA Certification
• DFIR and cybersecurity training, certifications, and labs
• DFIR Sherlocks and Hacking Labs
• TCM Security certifications, including SOC, OSINT, and Malware Analysis certs
• GRC and cybersecurity training
• CyberDefenders — DFIR/blue team training, certification, labs, and challenges
• DFIR, cybersecurity, and IT courses
• Mobile and digital forensics training
• Blue Cape Security — DFIR and blue team training
• IT and cybersecurity training
• TrainSec — detection engineering, malware analysis, Windows internals, and hardware hacking
• OSINT training
• TryHackMe — hands-on DFIR and cybersecurity training and certifications

Because these are affiliate or partner relationships, treat the recommendations as a starting point and check current pricing and content directly with each provider before buying.

Recent activity and events

The blog is actively maintained. Recent posts include conference announcements (Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference for October 2025 and October 2026), the launch of the community listings section, a note that the events site is being rebuilt, a Black Friday 2025 training news roundup, and a first-hand write-up of using Alias by SockPuppet. The post archive runs to roughly 12 pages, so there is a substantial back catalog.

Getting updates

The site offers email delivery of blog posts through a subscribe form on the homepage. Enter your email and subscribe if you want new posts delivered rather than checking back manually. The site does not state a price for this, so check the subscribe page for current terms.

Practical next steps

• Complete beginner: start with the incident response training plan, then work through the free and affordable training list.
• Looking for a job or event: use the DFIR & OSINT community listings, which also accept submissions.
• Deciding whether to follow the advice: read the "getting into the DFIR field" section and the personal journey posts first — they set expectations better than a course list alone.