What do you see as the biggest emerging challenges for digital forensics examiners, and how is Oxygen addressing them through its training? I am also doing some drone testing, including teardown, flights, and the recovery of that data. I am currently testing Discord and comparing the artifacts that come off mobile/cloud/PC. When I’m not instructing, I am typically testing features in the tool. Tell us about what a typical day looks like for you. While in the Army I never served as an instructor but I always enjoyed teaching others, especially forensics.
I also have several years as a Special Agent working cases so I feel I have a good mix of experience, I can relate to what the investigators/students in class are looking for to resolve their cases. I was fortunate enough during my career to work a wide a variety of cases from criminal to counter terrorism. It was very easy for me to get behind the tool and support it, I have seen it work, I believe in it.Īfter so many years conducting digital forensics examinations, what appealed to you about training? How does all your experience inform your training? When I returned from overseas I was looking for a change of pace, and fortunately Oxygen had an opening. I was able to reach back to Keith who provided technical advice for the tool and helped me greatly. I was deployed to Afghanistan conducting digital forensics and was immediately able to apply what I learned and leverage the tool to enhance investigations. It was a great learning experience and I was able to take that knowledge and apply it. It was actually the last in-person class Oxygen conducted prior to COVID, and was taught by Keith Lockhart. I attended the Oxygen Forensics Boot Camp in 2020. What led you to Oxygen Forensics to begin this next chapter of your life and career? There were no “front lines” so we found ourselves getting into some dicey situations from time to time. We spent the period of March and April slowly moving north through the country of Iraq. It was a very interesting time, I was part of a Military Police team tasked with protecting the overall ground commander of the invasion. I was part of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, what became known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. What can you tell us about what led to this decoration? I felt I was able to contribute to seeking the truth, that my work was making a difference. Once I was certified through the DoD I got to work, and found digital forensics to be very rewarding. I was able to attend training at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy (DCITA), and was instantly drawn to the field.
I got started in digital forensics in 2007, while working as a Special Agent with the U.S. Tell us a little more about what first drew you to digital forensics. Joshua, you recently transitioned from a U.S.