Gary C. Kessler Consortium of Digital Forensic Specialists Gary C. Kessler Gary C. Kessler, Ph.D., CCE, CISSP, is Associate Professor of Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL), where he specializes in cybersecurity. He is also the president of Gary Kessler Associates, a training and consulting company specializing in computer and network forensics and security. Gary is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Western Australia). He is the co-author of two professional texts and over 70 articles, a frequent speaker at regional, national, and international conferences, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law. More information about Gary can be found at his Web site, www.garykessler.net. Gary started the undergraduate and graduate digital forensics programs at Champlain College (Burlington, VT), is on the advisory board of several similar programs around the country, and was Associate Professor and Program Director for the M.S. in Information Assurance program at Norwich University. He is a member of the HTCC, HTCIA, IEEE, and ISFCE. He is also a director of the Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL), and an Associate Member of the Digital and Multimedia Sciences section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). Gary C. Kessler

Gary Kessler's Resume [PDF] About Gary C. Kessler About Gary C. Kessler Gary C. Kessler is an independent consultant and practitioner in the areas of computer and network forensics, mobile device forensics, computer and network security, TCP/IP and the Internet, and communications protocols and standards. He is also an Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, where he teaches cybersecurity in the Homeland Security program. In addition, Gary is an adjunct associate professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law. Prior to his current activities, Gary was Program Director for the Master of Science in Information Assurance program at Norwich University in Northfield, VT. From 2000-2010, Gary was an Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where he started the Computer & Digital Forensics (on-campus and online), Computer Networking, and Information Security undergraduate programs and the M.S. in Digital Investigation Management program, and was the principal investigator at the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation. Prior to 2000, Gary was a Senior Network Security Analyst at SymQuest Group, a network integration consulting company in South Burlington, Vermont. Before that, he was the Director of Information Technology and a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Hill Associates, a telecommunications education and training firm located in Colchester, Vermont. He has been providing telecommunications course development, education, and consulting services since 1984, both at Hill Associates and as an independent consultant, with a brief hiatus as a Senior Consultant in the Professional Services Group at Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) Systems & Technologies (where he telecommuted to the group's Cambridge, Massachusetts office and was program manager of CommerceNet's Public Key Infrastructure Task Force). Gary has been a software engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California; Coordinator of Academic Computing at St. Michael's College in Colchester; and an applications programmer supporting researchers in the Cardiology Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Gary holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California; an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Vermont in Burlington; and a Ph.D. in Computing Technology in Education from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is also a Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Additionally, Gary is the Treasurer of the Consortium of Digital Forensic Specialists (CDFS). Gary was instrumental in forwarding the advancement of computer crime legislation in Vermont, the last state in the U.S. to enact such legislation (1999). Gary is also the founding chair of the Vermont InfraGard chapter and is active in efforts to reverse laws requiring digital forensics examiners to be licensed as private investigators. Gary is the co-author (with Peter V. Southwick) of ISDN: Concepts, Facilities, and Services, 4th. edition (McGraw-Hill, 1998), the co-author (with David A. Train) of Metropolitan Area Networks: Concepts, Standards, and Services (McGraw-Hill, 1992), and has written more than 60 articles and papers. Gary is also active in academic and industry conferences, such as High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, Mobile Forensics World, and TechnoSecurity, teaching tutorials or other presentations. One of Gary's special interests is the history of computing, computers, and networking. He is a charter member of The Computer History Museum (formerly The Computer Museum) and the Internet Society. Gary is also a PADI-certified divemaster and Master SCUBA Diver Trainer, as well as a USCG-licensed captain. He was originally certified in SCUBA by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation — source of the first recreational SCUBA certification in the U.S. — in 1967 at the age of 13. After a long hiatus, Gary was re-certified in 1991 as one of the original divers with the Colchester Rescue Dive Team in Colchester, Vermont. Although no longer active with the dive team, Gary still dives as much as possible, even including the wrecks in dark, cold, murky Lake Champlain. But he prefers warm water... See some of his favorite SCUBA Web sites and other SCUBA-related information. Gary is a life member (and former Chief) of the Colchester Rescue Squad and was an Emergency Medical Technician from 1979-2006; he is also a member of the Green Mountain Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Team.

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Gary Kessler Gary C. Kessler is an Associate Professor, program director of the Computer Networking, Computer & Digital Forensics, and Information Security majors, and director of the Center for Digital Investigation at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. He is also a consultant specializing in issues related to computer and network forensics and security, and Internet and TCP/IP services and applications. He was formerly a Senior Network Security Analyst at SymQuest Group, a network integration consulting company in South Burlington, VT, and Director of Information Technology and Senior Member of Technical Staff at Hill Associates, an international telecommunications training firm in Colchester, VT. Gary is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and has written 2 books and over 60 articles on a variety of topics. Gary holds a B.A. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Computer Science. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA). On the personal front, Gary is married, has two children and two step-children, and lives in Burlington. He is a member of the Green Mountain Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) team and a Life Member of the Colchester Rescue Squad. He enjoys boating, SCUBA diving, bicycling, hiking, and playing 1970s-80s folk music on guitar.

Dr. Gary Kessler Vere Software - Online Investigation Basics Instructor Bios Vere Software Gary C. Kessler is the president and janitor of Gary Kessler Associates, an independent consulting and training company. He is also a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and an adjunct associate professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. Dr. Kessler's primary areas of professional interest include computer and network forensics, mobile device forensics, computer and network security, TCP/IP and the Internet, and communications protocols and standards. He has presented at conferences including HTCIA, Mobile Forensics World, and TechnoSecurity, and is the author/co-author of over 70 papers and articles. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law. He is also a CISSP, CCE, and DFCP.