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Hello! My name is David. I live in the mountains of Western Maryland, right where the deer and the black bears roam!
When I’m not hunting for digital threats, you can usually find me outdoors! I enjoy hiking, hunting, or fishing (as long as my back is online!) and spending time with my family. I’m also a firm believer in preparing the next generation, which is why I teach cybersecurity at ACM, helping the next generation of defenders get their start.
I’ve spent my career protecting data with the same tenacity I used as a police lieutenant and criminal investigator. Whether I’m reviewing logs to hunt for APTs, conducting deep-dive forensic examinations for litigation, or building incident response protocols from scratch, I believe that every byte tells a story. I hold multiple industry certifications, but my real “secret” is the investigator’s intuition I’ve honed over 30 years in the field.
For over 20 years, I’ve navigated the intersection of criminal investigation and cybersecurity, serving as a police detective and lieutenant, lead incident responder, digital forensic analyst, and penetration tester.
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AI IS NOT FOOLPROOF!
As many fields are seeking to implement AI in their day-to-day jobs, the risks must be…
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Will AI Really Replace Human Workers?
Andrew Huff published an interesting infographic, which is provided below. It piqued my interest in what…
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The Influence of AI on Human Skills
As AI continues to be advocated and pushed into a variety of spheres of human endeavors,…
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Preventative Lessons Learned!
It seems often that not a day goes by that some new breach affects the world…
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Is It Fake AI or Real?
In my studies and research, I recently went down the rabbit hole of AI generated images…
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An Investigation into a Phishing Email Attack
Keeping up with ongoing attacks and investigations is an important function in cyber-security. Nearly every day…
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AI: What is Really Happening?
Oh my, oh my, oh my. What is the actual state of artificial intelligence? Otherwise known…
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Information Sharing a Must!
This is just an informational bulletin! But, if you work in any way, shape or manner,…
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Automatic Tank Gauge Systems Under Attack!
The CISA issued an alert concerning attacks against industrial systems known as automatic tank gauges (ATG). …
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AWS Account Removal Attack
AWS Customer Response Team, put out an interesting blog back in May that somehow missed my…