Xtreme Forensics | Digital Forensics | Malware Detection

ABOUT XTREME FORENSICS

A TIMELINE + THE TEAM

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The roots of XtremeForensics can be traced back to 1994 when the first version of what is now ILooK was being distributed to the intelligence community of MI-5 and MI-6 in the UK. Over the next few years ILooK was only available to a subscribed user base of Law Enforcement, Intelligence Services and the Military.

ILOOKix was being used in 67 countries and its development was being funded by various agencies in the US that included intel agencies, the US Department of Defence and the Treasury Department. During the 9/11 trials all digital forensic evidence introduced into Federal Court was processed using ILOOKix. This year also saw the creation of Perlustro to manage a 6-year contract with the US Internal Revenue Service.

The patent process was started to provide Intellectual Property protection for a method for what was to become ISEEK.

XtremeForensics was created to take control of all the source code for both the old and the new tools under development. Later that year a fixed-term contract was signed with an intel agency for the ILooK and IXImager tools.

Design and build initial ISEEK capability

At the end of the intel agency contract, the newly-developed ISEEK process was granted a patent and work began in earnest to develop the tool and associated utilities for commercial sale.

Begin pilot projects for testing ISEEK functionality

Intensive testing and development of ISEEK

ISeekImager developed for remote forensic imaging

Initial field trials of ISEEK in an ediscovery environment. Addition of Incident Response tab to configuration options.

Initial field trials of ISEEK in an Incident Response environment, option added to capture memory and all data files from live machines. Third-party load file creation added.

Two significant events occurred; ILooKix was made available in two editions and ISEEK was released in three editions. The ILooKix Standard Edition is a perpetual licence with optional annual maintenance whereas the Advanced Edition is an annual licence.

THE TEAM

SAMUEL JAMES BAKER

XTREME FORENSICS PRESIDENT

Special Agent with the Criminal Investigation Division of IRS for 31 years, formerly Chief Technical Advisor to the Director of Electronic Crimes

Partnered with Microsoft® to develop and implement the standard and primary desktop platform for IRS Criminal Investigation’s client desktop systems

ERIK ANDERSEN

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ENGINEERING

Linux Kernel developer, Linux application developer, member of Linux developer community

Designer of hardware and software embedded systems using BusyBox© and uClibc©

RICHARD ADAMS

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATIONS

PhD in digital forensics

Over 9 years leading digital forensics and eDiscovery teams for one of the Big4 consultancy firms

10 years in the UK working with the National Criminal Intelligence Agency, the National Crime Squad and HM Customs as well as various European law enforcement agencies.

Extensive research into the effectiveness of forensic tools and processes

JASON McMURRAY

SENIOR CONSULTANT UNITED STATES

Criminal investigator for the Texas Department of Public Safety for 26 years

Assigned to the Electronic Crimes Task Force with the United States Secret Service Dallas Field Office

Certified Forensic Computer Examiner distinction from the International Assoc. of Computer Investigative Specialists

PHILLIP RUSSO

GLOBAL HEAD OF TRAINING

Police Officer /Investigator with West Australian Police, Computer Crime Unit

National Head of Digital Forensic Operations - HBOS Australia (Bank)

National Director Digital Forensics - PPB advisory (Accounting Practice)

HTCIA Asia Pacific Vice President Hong Kong & HTCIA International Executive Ambassador

As a private consultant conducted over 35 Anton Pillar & Search Orders

Senior Trainer for AccessData (FTK), Guidance (Encase), NUIX, Spyder Forensics , Cellebrite and Oxygen Mobile Forensics

Delivered Training to European, UK, USA, Asian and Australian law enforcement and military entities, plus

Global Banks
Global (Big Four) Accounting Firms
Other multi-national organisations

DAVID THOMPSON

VICE PRESIDENT

Over 15 years as a Partner and national leader of Deloitte Forensic Technology and e-Business security practices.

20-years with Victoria Police, founder of the Computer Crime Investigation Squad.

Founding member of Interpol Global Steering Committee on IT Crime and Inaugural Chairman of the International Organisation for Computer Evidence.

Who’s Who Legal - Asia-Pacific region’s Thought Leader in Digital Forensics.

Australian Computer Society - Certified Professional (Cyber Security).