Ransomware Expert Witnesses

Anchorage, Alaska

Cryptocurrency - blockchain, bitcoin, ethereum, theft, fraud, SIM swap, NFT, investment scam, ponzi scheme, smart contract, pig butchering, digital asset discovery, ransomware, compliance, crypto

Justin Maile is an expert in cryptocurrency investigations and forensic analysis. He has trained and led a team of the best cryptocurrency analysts in the world at Chainalysis before leading the team at CipherBlade. Over the last 7 years Justin has supported some of the most impactful cases to affect the crypto industry involving dozens of SIM swap cases, most of the crypto exchange hacks, numerous smart contract exploits, multiple ponzi schemes with total losses in the billions of dollars, multiple strains of ransomware, assisted international law enforcement with the takedown of illicit services including child abuse sites, darknet markets, money laundering, malware as a service, and others, and has lead the investigations into hundreds of "pig butchering" and other romance and investment scams. More recently Justin has focused on supporting civil litigation cases like digital asset discovery for divorce cases, bankruptcies, estate management cases involving crypto, and has been ...

California

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack

Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments. Pior Cases: Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent. Career History and Expertise: Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...

Brookfield, Connecticut

Cybersecurity, Computers - business technology, ransomware, firewall, network, end-user, business continuity, hacking, security, computer, disaster recovery, managed services, cybersecurity, server, virus, IT, email, education

Jonathan Gibney Southridge Technology Co-owner and CEO  With more than 25 years of experience in technology and 8 more in finance, Jonathan Gibney is the co-owner and CEO of Southridge Technology, a leading IT firm and multi-year winner of the Marcum Tech Top 40 Award. He holds a certificate in Cybersecurity from MIT and, as an expert in HIPAA security, Cloud Computing and the use of technology in small and mid-sized businesses, Jonathan has been published in several regional and state dental association professional journals and is a regular conference presenter.

Juno Beach, Florida

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack

Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments. Pior Cases: Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent. Career History and Expertise: Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...

Springfield, Illinois

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Cyber, Cyber Security, Information Security, Infosec, IT, Incident Response, Hack, Red Team, Penetration Testing, Pentest, Ransomware, Threat Actor, Hacker

Principal Instructor at the SANS Institute with the following certifications: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), among others.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Cryptography, internet security, denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, internet-of-things security, privacy, surveillance, supply chain security, 5G security, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, LLMs, adversarial machine learning, election security, spyware, stalkerware

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by the Economist. He is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 books -- ­including "A Hacker's Mind" -- ­as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter "Crypto-Gram" and blog "Schneier on Security" are read by over 250,000 people. Schneier is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and AccessNow, and an advisory board member of EPIC and VerifiedVoting.org. He is the Chief of Security Architecture at Inrupt, Inc.

New York

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack

Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments. Pior Cases: Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent. Career History and Expertise: Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cryptocurrency, Securities & Investments - blockchain, bitcoin, blockchain forensics, hacks, theft, fraud, pig butchering, embezzlement, ransomware, ethereum, crypto, SIM Swaps, compliance, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency tracking, cryptocurrency tracing, staking, NFTs, ponzi schemes, smart contracts

Paul Sibenik is a blockchain forensics and cryptocurrency tracing expert. He frequently conducts investigations in a range of niches, including cryptocurrency hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities, thefts, fraud, SIM Hijacking, fraud, ransomware, embezzlement, and pig butchering scams. Tracking cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum often plays a critical role in his investigations. Additionally, Paul has been appointed as an expert in many civil disputes, including bankruptcy divorce matters, having worked on more than 100 cases involving cryptocurrency in divorce alone. He has also frequently been asked to open on matters related to Anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, cybersecurity, NFTs, and staking.

Texas

Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack

Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments. Pior Cases: Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent. Career History and Expertise: Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...