Simon Biles, together with his wife, runs an Information Security Consultancy – Thinking Security – from near Oxford in the UK. He is currently consulting with HM Revenue and Customs on Security Architecture. He is also studying for an MSc … Read more
Interviews
Gene Spafford, CERIAS
Gene, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to work at CERIAS?
My academic PhD was work in reliable operating systems. I then did a post-doc in software testing, which I viewed as … Read more
Paul Wright, City of London Police
Paul, can you tell us something about your background and your current role?
I’m a Detective Sergeant with the City of London Police; I was previously seconded to the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit as an operational team leader. As a … Read more
Jonathan Krause, Forensic Control
Jonathan Krause is the owner of Forensic Control, which he established on 2008. Based in London they provide computer forensics services to law firms and corporate clients.
Jonathan, can you tell us something about your background? How did you get … Read more
Ian Kennedy, Forensic Consultant & Open University Lecturer
Ian, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to be involved with the Open University?
I have always been interested in further and higher education. I have been teaching ICT related subjects and mathematics … Read more
Matt Shannon, Founder and Chief Software Architect, F-Response
Matt, can you tell us something about your background and how F-Response came into being? What problems were you trying to solve?
It’s true that necessity is the mother of invention, which is how F-Response came into being. As a … Read more
David Sullivan, Appointments-UK
Can you tell us something about your background? How did Appointments-UK come into being?
I’ve enjoyed over twelve years in recruitment, starting out in the city [London] specialising in IT within Investment Banking.
The area that really interested me was … Read more
Stefan Fleischmann, CEO X-Ways Software Technology AG
Stefan, can you tell us something about your background? Why did you decide to concentrate on the forensic aspects of WinHex and develop X-Ways Forensics?
Originally I started programming WinHex because I needed a hex editor and disk editor myself … Read more
John Patzakis, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer, Guidance Software
Can you tell us something about your background before joining Guidance Software? Why did you decide to focus on technology law?
After law school I practiced commercial litigation for about 8 years before joining Guidance Software in 1999. During my … Read more
Harlan Carvey
How did you get started in computer forensics, was there something in particular which appealed to you about investigating computer misuse?
When I first got started in computer security, I quickly noticed the number of people who were Linux or … Read more