Full Access by Grayshift

After his tenure as a U.S. Army Ranger and Special Operator, Shannon Krieger was introduced to the field of Digital Forensics through the USSOCOM Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition). 

In this conversation with Shannon, we talk about the creation of the Human Exploitation Rescue Operation (HERO) Child-Rescue Corps Program, how Shannon became involved in combating child exploitation, and his experience during the last nine years as a Computer Forensic Analyst.

What do you do when a phone is damaged and you can’t access important information that will aid in solving a case? More often than not, you’ll be told that the data isn’t recoverable. But Jessa Jones believes that 99% of the time, that isn’t the case. 

In this episode, Jessa shares why phone manufacturers shy away from data recovery and how her business—iPad Rehab—steps in to fill the gap. Jessa has recovered data from phones chewed up by lawnmowers, blown up in airplane crashes, and water-logged while deep-sea fishing. 

Jessa also offers law enforcement the necessary training to troubleshoot and repair mobile devices to extract the data they need.

This episode is part of a series to help listeners and customers learn more about Grayshift, the company mission, and the people who carry out that mission. This episode’s guest is Stevie Coates, Digital Forensics Specialist at Grayshift. He comes from a long career in law enforcement as an officer, digital forensics examiner, and trainer in Northern Ireland.

The way people interact and use devices has dramatically changed over the years. Phones can now store impressive amounts of data that need to be processed. Likewise, computers nowadays typically have at least two or four terabyte drives. The challenge is the time required to move data into a format that can be analyzed. When investigating officers are up against the clock, and a serious incident just occurred, they need that data as quickly as possible to act on it.

Grayshift would like listeners and customers to have the opportunity to learn more about the company, its mission, and the people who work to carry out that mission. The next series of podcasts will feature Grayshifters to share their experiences and expertise.

This episode features Corrina Chester, the Strategic Account Manager for the United Kingdom in Ireland. Corrina has a rich history of serving the IT and digital forensics community. She shares her background, career, how she came to Grayshift, and what she sees as a path forward for technology and law enforcement.

We depend on law enforcement personnel to be on top of their game 24 hours a day, no questions asked. They’re always making split second decisions which are always under scrutiny. The expectations of them are unrealistic, especially without considering mental health and wellness.

Mental health and wellness are part of the constant maintenance everyone needs to be their best, especially law enforcement. If someone is expected to be on their game 100% of the time, making decisions that alter people’s lives, they need to have the capacity and room to make those decisions.

This episode’s conversation with Elizabeth Strong outlines the need for mental health and wellness among law enforcement, dispatchers, public safety, fire, EMS, and so many more.

Live streamed and victim-generated abuse imagery was already on the rise before the pandemic and has exploded in the last couple of years. Unless someone made the overt choice to memorialize it, the content is gone once the stream is turned off. Scores of apps have a live streaming component, even those that aren’t marketed as live streaming. Children can video chat with people worldwide and be groomed and coerced to produce CSAM. Often the offender isn’t in the room with the victim.

This episode’s guest, Austin Berrier, is a Special Agent at Homeland Security Investigations in the Cyber Crimes Division. The conversation covers his expertise in investigating human trafficking and the live streaming of sexual abuse of children. Austin also shares insight into the legal aspects of live streaming abuse investigations and some of the technical aspects of investigating this crime.

IT security affects everyone, from law enforcement and municipalities to large corporations. The Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference brings together anyone involved in cybersecurity, digital forensics, audit and risk management, and investigations. 

The guest of this episode, Jennifer Salvadori - Event Director for Techno Security, explains that one of the greatest benefits of this conference is the encouragement people give each other through connections and networking. Attendees learn about new technology, processes, products, and services to increase work productivity.

Listen now for Full Access to Josh Carder, Digital Forensics Specialist and Matt Fullerton, Digital Forensic Specialist at Grayshift.  Learn how Josh and Matt have taken their previous experiences in law enforcement and have applied them to help generate awareness and interest in mobile digital forensics while at Grayshift.

Mark Baker is the Training Manager for the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) and Mario Merendon is the Chairman of the Mobile Device Forensics class. Together they bring a combined 40+ years of experience in law enforcement to this episode of Full Access.

On this episode of Full Access, listen in as hosts Debbie Garner and Wilton Cleveland speak with Ray Ham, Manager of the Special Investigations Unit of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Ham also brings his experience with the Georgia Gang Investigators Association to the discussion. Much of this episode is focused on gangs and violent crime.