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He and Sharon Nelson provide legal technology, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services from their Fairfax, Virginia firm.

He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, a Certified Ethical Hacker, and a nationally known expert in the area of digital forensics. Simek is vice president of Sensei Enterprises Inc.

She is a coauthor of 18 books published by the ABA. She is a past president of the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association, and the Fairfax Law Foundation. Nelson is a practicing attorney and the president of Sensei Enterprises Inc. Many are widely used by both law enforcement agencies and private consultants (for example, Cellebrite and Oxygen), with a few available solely for law enforcement use (for example, GrayKey). There are many different vendors of mobile forensic software, each having different price points and features. The examination of a mobile device requires specialized forensic software to extract and analyze “artifacts” such as text messages and communications, application data, and user-generated information. With the exponential growth in the use of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on), digital forensics examiners typically analyze more mobile devices than laptops and desktops – which are often the primary source of evidence sought by law enforcement in criminal investigations. From a legal perspective, it is crucial that the digital forensic process and the presented evidence be replicable using various tools and that the outcome is accepted as reliable. It is deeply rooted in the scientific process and generally accepted practices of the digital forensic community. Digital forensics is the acquisition, authentication, analysis, and presentation of electronic evidence. Think CSI with computers and other electronic devices. According to a 2008 United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team publication, computer forensics is defined “as the discipline that combines elements of law and computer science to collect and analyze data from computer systems, networks, wireless communications, and storage devices in a way that is admissible as evidence in a court of law.”Ĭomputer forensics, more commonly referred to as digital forensics these days, includes more than laptop and desktop computers.