Computer Forensics
InfoSec Pro Guide
About the Author
David Cowen, CISSP, is a partner at G-C Partners, LLC, where he provides expert witness services and consulting to Fortune 500 companies nationwide. David has been performing computer forensic examinations since 1999 and testifying as an expert witness since 2003. David presents regularly around the United States at conferences on new research and forensic artifacts found during his work at G-C.
About the Contributors
Rafael Gorgal is a partner with the firm G-C Partners, LLC, a computer forensics and information security consultancy. He is the three-term past president of the Southwest Chapter, High Technology Crime Investigators Association, and has extensive experience in analyzing digital evidence. He has conducted numerous forensic investigations, developed methodologies for use by incident response teams, and managed teams of forensic consultants. He has also developed computer forensic curriculum currently being taught both to private sector and law enforcement investigators. Mr. Gorgal has taught information security at Southern Methodist University, The University of California at Los Angeles, and the National Technological University.
Rudi Peck has been a private computer forensic consultant for the last several years, providing services at G-C Partners, LLC. Forensic services have included evidence collection, recovery, and analysis for clients of several top law firms in the United States as well as companies in the banking industry. Mr. Peck has more than a decades worth of experience in programming, software production, and test engineering with an extensive background in Windows security. Mr. Peck has designed several security audit tools for companies and provided contract development work for the Center of Internet Security.
David Dym has been a private computer forensics consultant for several years, providing services at G-C Partners, LLC. Forensic services have included evidence collection, recovery, and analysis for clients of several top law firms in the United States as well as companies in the banking and mining industries. Mr. Dym has more than nine years of experience with programming, quality assurance, and enterprise IT infrastructure, and he has experience with multiple network, database, and software security initiatives. Mr. Dym has built and managed multiple teams of programmers, quality assurance testers, and IT infrastructure administrators. He has participated in dozens of projects to develop and deploy custom-developed business software, medical billing, inventory management, and accounting solutions.
Joseph W. Shaw II, ACSA, CISSP, EnCE, is principal and owner of Shaw Digital Forensics Services. He has more than 17 years of experience in the management of the entire lifecycle of information security threats, with specific focus on detection, response, and postmortem investigations.
About the Technical Reviewers
Joseph W. Shaw II, ACSA, CISSP, EnCE, is principal and owner of Shaw Digital Forensics Services. He has more than 17 years of experience in the management of the entire lifecycle of information security threats, with specific focus on detection, response, and postmortem investigations.
Suzanne Widup holds a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and an M.S. in Information Assurance. She is the president and founder of the Digital Forensics Association and the author of The Leaking Vault data breach report series. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Systems with a concentration in Information Security from Nova Southeastern University.
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InfoSec Pro Guide
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