David
Gallant, President, GCIS, has over 25 years of
investigative experience, including 18 years dedicated
primarily to computer related crimes. While
serving as a federal agent in the US Air Force with
the Air Force Office of Special Investigations
(AFOSI), he was the case agent on numerous significant
investigations involving sensitive Air Force assets,
and coordinated the initial investigative activity for
one of the most successful, multi-agency international
computer hacker investigations in history. He
retired from the Air Force in 2001 with multiple
honors.
Following his retirement, he entered the corporate security world with a startup company and helped build it into an internationally recognized leader in computer forensics, incident response, and incident response training. He was a key contributor to the success of Helix(™), a leading open source incident response software suite. He has trained hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officials, as well as IT security personnel in the proper methodology for securing and analyzing computer evidence. He is frequently sought to speak to attorneys and IT security audiences, and has authored several articles related to computer forensics, Internet safety, and computer security.
David is also a part-time contract instructor for AccessData Corp and New Horizons Computer Learning Center - continuing his desire to train law enforcement and IT security personnel in proper evidence seizure and forensic analysis techniques.
Certifications include:
- AccessData Certified Instructor, July 2010 - Present
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), August 2009 - Present
- AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE), June 2009 - Present
- Certified Acquisition Specialist (CAS), Acquisition Data, April 2009
- Qualified Manager/Licensed Private Investigator, Texas Private Security Bureau, May 2008 - Present
- Has Held a Top Secret Security Clearance with Special Access Granted
- National Security Agency, INFOSEC Assessment Methodology, March 2001
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations Computer Crime Investigator, June 2000
- Digital Evidence Analysis, AFOSI, May 1999
Formal Investigative Training:
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations Academy, December 1987
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Seized Computers Evidence Recovery Specialist, February 1995
- Multiple courses sponsored by the Department of Defense, NASA, Department of Justice
- Multiple commercial courses specific to computer forensics software
- Are Your Employees Stealing Your Intellectual Property?, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, November 2011
- Protecting Personal Information on Social Networking Sites, Associate of School Business Officials International, January 2011
- Wireless Network Security, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, March 2010
- Protecting Yourself on Facebook, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, February 2010
- E-Discovery - Are your Human Resources and Information Technology Departments Ready? North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, April 2009
- Are You Prepared to Respond to a Serious Computer Compromise?, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, February 2009
- Response to Experts on Computer Forensics - A Defense Counsel's Ally, San Antonio Lawyer Magazine, January 2009
- Experts on Computer Forensics - A Defense Counsel's Ally, San Antonio Lawyer, November/December 2008
- Password Security, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Technology News You Can Use, October 2008