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[Webinar] Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in the Age of Ransomware & Data Breaches – October 25th, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT | Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)


Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson
Data Breach Advisory Services Managing Director
BDO

Brian leads our Data Breach Advisory services which assists organizations across the data breach lifecycle. We work with organizations to mitigate the risk of data breaches and identify when they occur; contain data breaches and minimize the impact on organizations; to holistically remediate vulnerabilities, harden defenses, incorporate lessons learned; and comply with regulatory reporting requirements, consumer data breach notifications laws, and third-party contractual obligations.

BDO’s ecosystem of capabilities, technologies, and partnerships are built on an uncompromising foundation of security, scalability, and defensibility. Our methodologies, agile approach, and tailored workflows assist organizations no matter where they are in the data breach lifecycle. Our subject matter expertise spans across legal, privacy, risk, compliance, crisis management, information governance, and cybersecurity. We adhere to industry standards, generally accepted frameworks and integrate leading, purpose-built, and emerging technologies including cloud, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to process information at scale and reduce the time it takes to report credible, reliable, and repeatable results with unwavering quality, consistency, and transparency.

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[Webinar] 5 Reasons Why Your eDiscovery Process Should Integrate Forensics Methods – May 4th, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT | Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)


Dr. Gavin Manes

Dr. Gavin Manes
CEO
Avansic

Dr. Gavin Manes is a nationally recognized eDiscovery and digital forensics expert. He founded Avansic in 2004 after completing his Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa. At Avansic, Dr. Manes is committed to high-technology innovation, research, and mentorship, and has several patents pending. Avansic’s scientific approach to eDiscovery and digital forensics stems from his academic experience.

Dr. Manes routinely serves as an expert witness including consulting with attorneys on data preservation issues. He contributes academic content to peer-reviewed journals and delivers classroom lectures. See his full CV at gavinmanes.com.

Dr. Manes has published over fifty papers on eDiscovery, digital forensics, and computer security, countless blog posts, and educational presentations to attorneys, executives, professors, law enforcement, and professional groups on topics from eDiscovery to cyber law. He’s briefed the White House, the Department of the Interior, the National Security Council, and the Pentagon on computer security and forensics issues.

At the University, Dr. Manes formed the Tulsa Digital Forensics Center, housing Cyber Crime Units from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. He’s a founder of the University of Tulsa’s Institute for Information Security, leading the creation of nationally recognized research efforts in digital forensics and telecommunications security.

Craig Ball

Craig Ball
Adjunct Professor, Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence
University of Texas School of Law

Craig Ball is a trial lawyer, computer forensic examiner, law professor and noted authority on electronic evidence. He limits his practice to serving as a court-appointed special master and consultant in computer forensics and electronic discovery and has served as the Special Master or testifying expert in computer forensics and electronic discovery in some of the most challenging and celebrated cases in the U.S. A founder of the Georgetown University Law Center E-Discovery Training Academy, Craig serves on the Academy’s faculty and teaches Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence…

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[Webinar] Risky Business – Protecting Your Data From Hackers? – April 21st, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT | Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)


Paul Price

Paul Price
Vice President, Forensic Services
Xact Data Discovery

Paul Price is the Vice President, Forensic Services at Xact Data Discovery, where he manages the firm’s technical operations in areas of digital forensics and cyber security. In addition to supervising forensic examiners, he maintains an active case load and conduct digital forensic investigations for civil litigation, criminal matters, internal investigations, and cyber security efforts.

Prior to entering the private sector as a consultant, Mr. Price gained invaluable experience and training as a law enforcement officer, where he received certification as a Computer Forensic Examiner. Over the course of his career, Mr. Price has conducted, assisted, or supervised over 1000 forensic exams for local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as well as law firms, corporations, and private individuals. His law enforcement background includes specialized assignments in Financial Crimes Investigation, Crime Scene, Computer Forensics, and Counterterrorism. Paul spent the last five years of his law enforcement career on assignment with the FBI working National Security matters and held a TS/SCI security clearance.

Mr. Price has worked on several high-profile engagements around the globe including cases dealing with Intellectual Properties, Trade Secrets, Bankruptcy, Embezzlement, Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Family Law, and Criminal matters. His work requires him to identify, preserve, analyze, and document electronically stored information (ESI) from computers, servers, mobile devices, VOIP systems, and many other sources of ESI for the purposes of evidentiary or root cause analysis. Mr. Price has been recognized and testified as a forensic expert in legal proceedings pending in both State and Federal courts.

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Computer security specialists complain of weakened voting security standard


California, Colorado, New York and Texas already ban wireless modems in their voting equipment. The standards being updated, known as the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, are used by 38 states either as a benchmark or to define some aspect of equipment testing and certification. In 12 states, voting equipment certification is fully governed by the guidelines.

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