Practical Guide to Digital Forensics Investigations, A (ePub)

Dr. Darren R. Hayes is a leading expert in the field of digital forensics and computer security. He is the Director of Digital Forensics and Associate Professor at Pace University, and he has been named one of the Top 10 Computer Forensics Professors by Forensics Colleges. He was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Homeland Security Investigations New York Private Sector Partnership Award.
During his time at Pace University, Hayes developed a Digital Forensics track for the University's Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree in addition to his development of digital forensics graduate courses. He also created, and now manages, the Pace University Digital Forensics Research Laboratory, where he devotes must of his time to working with a team of students to support the efforts of law enforcement and the University's students. As part of his research and promoting this scientific field of study, he has fostered relationships with the New York Police Department, New York County D.A., Westchester County D.A., Homeland Security Investigations, National Crime Agency and numerous other agencies.
Hayes is not only an academic, however-he is also a practitioner. He has been an investigator on both civil and criminal investigations and frequently consults on cases for law firms. In fact, he has been declared an expert witness in U.S. federal court.
In New York City, Hayes has been working with six to eight public high schools to develop a curriculum in computer forensics and cybersecurity. He collaborates on computer forensics projects internationally and served as an extern examiner for the MSc in the Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation degree program at University College Dublin for four years.
Hayes has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, MSNBC and Fox News and been quoted by Associated Press, CNN, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian (UK), The Irish Independent, Japan Times, Investor's Business Daily,