Ira Victor is the Discovery Technician, practitioner of digital forensics for 25 years. He has extensive background in the following areas:
- Digital forensics, the examination of data residing on a computer or network to determine events that occurred in the past;
- E-discovery and preservation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI);
- Incident Response, the recovery of lost data after a cybercrime, natural disaster, or other business disruption;
- Information security, the practice of preventing data loss;
Case consulting and/or expert witness experience:
- Medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, business espionage, escrow fraud; insurance defense, real property, family/divorce, social media abuse; criminal defense;
- Strategic use of electronic evidence and ESI;
- Efficient electronic evidence preservation to contain costs;
- Experience as consultant or expert witness in California, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, and Nevada;
Additional professional activities:
- Teaches CLE classes for attorneys through the Washoe and Clark County Bar Associations, and the Nevada Justice Association.
- Public speaking engagements on cybercrime prevention.
- Named on six U.S. patents in email security and information security, with one additional information security patent pending.
Education and Relevant Certifications:
Six (6) active certifications from globally-recognized certification bodies:
- Global Information Assurance Certification body (GIAC)
- ISACA, Formerly known as Information Systems Audit and Control Association
Undergraduate degree: Bachelor of Arts, Temple University
Areas of Expertise:
- E-discovery
- Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
- Computers and Mobile Devices
- Vehicle Electronics
- Electronic Banking
- Email
- Title fraud
- Wire fraud
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Electronic Health Records (EHR)
| Video ForensicsHackingEcommerceCybersecurityCybercrime (also: cyber crime)Data RecoveryDigital ForensicsMetadataInformation SecurityInformation Governance |
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