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$85 USD / hour
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christchurch, new zealand
$85 USD / hour
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Daniel A.

@kiwidaniel

5.0 (25 reviews)
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$85 USD / hour
Flag of NEW ZEALAND
christchurch, new zealand
$85 USD / hour
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Experienced Devops, Security, Cloud, Forensics Guy

I have more than 30 years IT & programming experience and more than 20 years experience in IT Security, Computer Forensics & Network Architecture/Administration. My 20 year consulting career includes working as a senior consultant at international firms Deloitte and Capgemini where I led teams delivering IT Security work in multiple countries. I hold Honours & Masters degrees in Computer Science. I have given expert evidence in Court and am regularly interviewed by the media. I am a native English speaker and an excellent writer of technical, business and promotional material. My skills include: - Pentesting, ethical hacking: Nessus, OpenVAS, OWASP ZAP, NMAP, Kali Linux - Investigate security breaches & fix issues - CTO & DevOps at US cloud provider - Software development in C, C++, Python, Ada - DevOps for hosting company, Ansible - Asterisk/FreePBX, VoIP - Configure web application firewall, modsecurity - Forensics: EnCase, FTK, Sleuth Kit (TSK), etc - Firewalls, iptables

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$500.00 AUD
Feels like a partner I'd like next to me on a day to day basis.
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@gabrielwainmann
2 years ago
5.0
£1,500.00 GBP
Daniel is an absolute pleasure to work with. He's organised, a great communicator, and his vast industry experience means he's able to solve any IT problem you throw at him. We'll definitely be hiring him again for future projects. Thank you, Daniel!
Web Security
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Internet Security
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
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@kieran43
3 years ago
5.0
€750.00 EUR
It was a pleasure to work with Daniel. The team was very satisfied with his work and communication on the mini-project. He is a true expert on ZFS. We will definitely be working with Daniel in the near future and would highly recommend him for any projects regarding performance optimisation for the ZFS file system.
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@kevindaly2
4 years ago
5.0
$250.00 CAD
As always my expectations have been exceeded with Daniel and I'm very grateful for the quality of output.
Linux
Database Administration
PostgreSQL
CentOs
Cloud Security
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@jimidarke
4 years ago
5.0
$150.00 CAD
Daniel has helped me understand the scale and complexity of a successful project of my design and I'm very grateful for his experience and programming/security expertise to make my dream project a reality.
Python
Linux
Computer Security
Software Architecture
CentOs
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@jimidarke
4 years ago

Experience

Consultant

Special Tactics Ltd
Apr 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years, 8 months)
Principal consultant of computer forensic and IT security company. During this period I carried out hundreds of digital forensic examinations and IT security consulting engagements. I gave expert evidence in Court to present my findings. My work included a DevOps role where I developed digital forensic software (Linux/CentOS environment) used by the company and ran an extensive cluster of forensic processing systems. IT security work included carrying out penetration tests, etc.

Principal Consultant

Elementary Solutions Ltd
Jul 2006 - Nov 2017 (11 years, 4 months)
Principal consultant with a focus on digital forensic examinations, IT security and DevOps responsibilities in a 100+ node forensic processing cluster (Linux/CentOS). Carried out academic research in computer forensics leading to the publication of a paper at the DFRWS conference and in the Digital Investigation journal. Co-authored New Zealand Law Society training courses on electronic discovery and computer forensics.

Director

McCallum Petterson
Apr 2002 - Jul 2006 (4 years, 3 months)
Senior Consultant within a forensic accounting firm with responsibility for the computer forensic practice. Personally carried out $1m of consulting engagements per year. Developed forensic software used by >100 law enforcement agencies around the world including US Secret Service, FBI, UK Police, etc.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science

University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1993 - 1995
(2 years)

Batchelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science

University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1989 - 1992
(3 years)

Qualifications

EnCase Advanced Computer Forensics

Guidance Software
2002
Completed Advanced Computer Forensics course taught in the US by Guidance Software.

Publications

Masters Thesis - An X Windows Monitoring System for SunOS MINIX

University of Canterbury
My Masters thesis, completed in 1995, describing work to modify the internals of a UNIX-like operating system (MINIX) that ran as a virtual machine to implement X-windows monitoring tools to show the live state of the OS while it was executing. Available online at https://core.ac.uk/display/35471213

TV Converges on the Hacker Story (1997)

Computerworld
A 1997 news story about Daniel Ayers' investigation into a very active computer hacker. https://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/518630/tv_converges_hacker_story/

IT security expert warns review too narrow in scope

Radio New Zealand
A review into the security of government computer systems is being released in just under two hours, but already doubts are being raised about its scope. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2557508/it-security-expert-warns-review-too-narrow-in-scope

Twitter email dump set up in advance

Radio New Zealand
The release of emails and Facebook messages that formed the basis of book Dirty Politics were programmed several days in advance, according to a security expert specialising in the forensic investigation of IT systems. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/252437/twitter-email-dump-set-up-in-advance

Computer Forensics (NZ Law Society Training Course)

NZ Law Society
New Zealand Law Society training course on computer forensics co-authored with His Hon Judge David Harvey. https://www.lawyerseducation.co.nz/shop/Publications/Computer+Forensics+-+using+and+testing+expert+computer+evidence.html

Electronic Discovery (NZ Law Society Training Course)

NZ Law Society
New Zealand Law Society training course on electronic discovery co-authored with Laura O'Gorman. https://www.lawyerseducation.co.nz/shop/Publications/Electronic+Discovery.html

Cyberwarfare and New Zealand

Radio New Zealand
Daniel Ayers gives an extended interview to Radio New Zealand for their "Insight" documentary on Cyber Warfare. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/20158063/insight-for-23-november-2014-cyberwarfare-and-nz

Thieves skim thousands of credit card details from car park

Newshub
https://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/thieves-skim-thousands-of-credit-card-details-from-car-park-2009112517

Second IS website uses NZ address

Newshub
IT security consultant Daniel Ayers discovers an ISIS website operating in New Zealand. https://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/second-is-website-uses-nz-address-2014101418

Fijian disaster management site hacked

Newshub
A hacker known as Hunt3rxm has accessed the Fijian National Disaster Management Office website and replaced its usual content with their own message. The hack was discovered by IT security company Special Tactics Ltd. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2016/02/fijian-disaster-management-site-hacked.html

NZ Computer Expert Aids US Murder Case

NZ Herald
A New Zealand computer forensics expert is helping American investigators gather evidence against the woman accused of murdering a pregnant Missouri woman and kidnapping her unborn child. Daniel Ayers, of McCallum Petterson in Auckland, was approached by an FBI-sponsored forensic laboratory in Kansas City to help unravel key evidence in the case against Lisa Montgomery. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10007143

A second generation computer forensic analysis system

Elsevier
The architecture of existing – first generation – computer forensic tools, including the widely used EnCase and FTK products, is rapidly becoming outdated. Tools are not keeping pace with increased complexity and data volumes of modern investigations. This paper discuses the limitations of first generation computer forensic tools. Several metrics for measuring the efficacy and performance of computer forensic tools are introduced. (DFRWS 2009)

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