Andrew Sheldon MSc
Director & Principal Forensic Consultant – Evidence Talks Ltd

Andrew’s IT background spans more than 20 years with 12 years management consulting and 13 years forensic computing. He holds a Masters degree in Forensic Computing from the Royal Military College of Science at Cranfield University. He is a regular speaker at both domestic and international security, forensics and compliance conferences.

Andrew has specific expertise in computer forensics dating from 1993 coupled with an in depth knowledge of PC audit, compliance, desktop management, strategy development, desktop policy and procedures development/review, eDiscovery and eDisclosure issues, internet and PC abuse, risk assessment and analysis, security strategy analysis and development, e-crime/cybercrime risk management and mitigation, password/encryption recovery and project management in civil and criminal computer abuse cases.

His business sector experience covers telecoms, financial, banking, insurance, IT, power generation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, petrol-chemical, media, publishing, logistics, local government, law enforcement agencies, copyright & IP protection.

As a conference speaker, Andrew has addressed numerous national and international audiences from the corporate, legal, enforcement & Intelligence communities on the subject of forensics, investigating computer crime and corporate compliance issues.

Forensics: Tricks you Can Learn in 45 Minutes
You never know when it’s going to happen but, in most organisations, the need to conduct a forensic investigation is never far away. However, in 90% of cases the digital evidence needed to secure a conviction or successful disciplinary hearing is damaged by the unwitting actions of those responding to the incident. Using case studies, this session will introduce some of the governing principles of digital forensics, provide useful tips for improving your forensic response and present delegates with a “top ten” of the most common mistakes people make when conducting a digital forensic investigation.