Biography

Paul worked in the field as a cyber investigator as both a network and digital forensic examiner, with notable success in conducting and directing a broad range of criminal and civil investigations.

With experience in multi-platform digital forensics in serious and complex multi-region cyber-crime cases on behalf of the MPCCU (Metropolitan Police Cybercrime Unit) holding the rank of Detective Constable.

Later in the private sector as a Critical Incident consultant and prior as Head of Digital forensics and Incident response (EMEA) involved in the design and development of forensic lab and incident response capabilities in a number of different countries Paul obtained his Doctorate (Information Security) in 2023 , and considers himself as a pracademic.

He holds the following certifications, CompTIA CASP +, Security+, Pentest+ and CySA+, Crest CPSA and CPIA , ISC2 SSCP & CC, among others.

Specialist areas of cyber security training: Cyber Awareness, Cyber Intelligence, Secure Developer, Digital Forensics, Incident response & The National Cybercrime programme.

Qualifications

  • MSc, Cybercrime forensics
  • PhD Information Security
  • ISC2 - Certified CyberSecurity (CC)
  • ISC2 - Systems Security Certifed Practitioner (SSCP)
  • CompTIA - Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
  • CompTIA - Security X
  • CompTIA - PentTest+
  • CompTIA - Security+
  • CompTIA - Network Vulnerability assessment professional
  • CompTIA - Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
  • BCS Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
  • Certified Blacklight Examiner (CBE)
  • AccessData Certified Examiner - ACE
  • AccessData - Mobile Phone Examiner - AME
  • EnCase - EnCE
  • Government Certified Trainer - GCT
  • Foundation Certificate in Cyber Security
  • CREST Practitioner Security Analyst
  • Certificate in Digital Forensics Fundamentals
  • Cybercrime Computing & Networking Foundation
  • Certified Cybercrime Investigator
  • Foundation Certificate in Cyber Security (FCCS)
  • BCS EXIN Essentials Certificate in Blockchain
  • Secure Coding Fundamentals (OWASP)
  • Certified OWASP Security Fundamentals
  • Secure by Design
  • TAP Delivery Skills Course (TTFFTD)