Advanced Forensics
Forensic Computing Expert Witness,
IT Security Consultant and e-Disclosure Advisor
Advanced Forensics is the trading name of Ian R Henderson
CCE CISA FCA
Advanced Forensics specialise in
providing support to organisations dealing with the challenges of suspected
fraud, digital evidence, IT Security or the disclosure of electronic documents.
Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and then specialised in corporate
investigations and computer audit. He subsequently qualified as an Information
Systems Audit & Control Association ("ISACA") Certified Information Systems
Auditor. He is also a member of the International Society of Forensic Computer
Examiners (“ISFCE”) and is an ISFCE Certified Computer Examiner. He has been
trained in forensic computer procedures and has extensive knowledge of the
criminal justice system and the civil procedure rules relating to the disclosure
of electronic documents. He has been invited to speak at over 30 conferences
world-wide in the last 5 years on a variety of security related topics.
Ian has examined over 300 personal computers, network servers and
personal digital devices in the last 3 years. He has also been responsible for
over 30 major fraud investigations and has directly facilitated substantial
financial recoveries as a result of examining the digital evidence. He has been
appointed as the Court’s computer expert in civil cases in both England and
Scotland and has given evidence as a forensic computer expert in numerous civil
and criminal cases, including a major terrorism trial at the Old Bailey.
Between January 2001 and July 2005, Ian acted (part time) as Special
Advisor to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Ian was also a selected as a
contributing author to the recently published Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners “Fraud Casebook”.
Ian uses forensic techniques that match or
exceed the standards found in Police High Tech Crime units and complies with the
Association of Chief Police Officers guidance for computer based
evidence.
Prior to moving into the private
sector in 1998, Ian was Head of Investigations at the UK’s largest Financial
Services Regulator. Immediately before this, he was Manager of the
Investigations Department at Lloyd's of London with responsibility for
investigating fraud and misconduct world-wide.