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Big Brother in the office |
| More New Zealand workers are
under the watchful gaze of surveillance cameras and tracking devices
at work as employers crack down on dishonesty and time-wasting,
experts say. more info | |
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From the Bench: Court Issues default judgement for Bad Faith Destruction of Computer Evidence |
| In this fraud case, the
plaintiff filed for default judgment sanctions against one of the
defendants for failure to preserve electronic evidence and bad faith
destruction of documents. more info | |
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Computer forensics has helped bust scams across the country – but could this re-emerging discipline help your organisation? Ambrose McNevin takes a look at the evidence |
| Despite new security threats,
such as smarter malware, compliance and proof of best endeavour
requirements, the desire for a holistic security strategy... more info | |
| Some Background Information |
| Some Background Information on Our Leading
Expert Allan Watt, BBS, BSc, PGDip Forensics, Dip NZ Policing, CFCE,
CFE. Member: International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists - (IACIS), New Zealand Forensic Science Society - (NZFSS), The New Zealand Information Security Forum - (NZISF), High Tech Crime Network - (HTCN) and The Independent Forensic Practitioners Institute Inc. - (IFPI). |
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Allan Watt is a leading Independant Computer Forensics Expert in
New Zealand and has had over 25 years experience in
computing. Allan has had an involvement with law enforcement since joining
the NZ Police in the 1980s, after a career in the NZ
Army. Formerly a member of the NZ Police Criminal Intelligence Section,
Allan commenced research in the area of computer forensics in 1994,
completing some of the first computer forensic examinations for the
NZ Police in 1995. He went on to complete Academic studies and
obtain other qualifications as listed below. Allan has had published a number of articles, including a major
research paper on Computer Crime in the NZ Business Law Quarterly
(Oct 1999), and the Chartered Accountants National Journal. As an
acknowledged authority on the subject of computer forensics, a list
of these is provide below. He is also a guest lecturer at the
University of Auckland. He has experience in the IT industry in major networks and
systems, having worked for a number of years for an international
company were he was employed as the senior support engineer for the
Southern Cross Cable Network’s, Operational Support System. Here he
was responsible for the day to day management, operation, security
and disaster recovery of this critical 24 x 7 complex system. He was
trained as an Oracle DBA, Solaris Systems Administrator, GEC
Smallworld GIS Systems Administrator and for many other
applications. He also wrote the Disaster Recovery Plan for the
Southern Cross Cable, Operational Support Centre and its computer
network. Subsequent to leaving the NZ Police, Allan has worked in the
private arena as a Computer Forensics Investigator and IT Security
Consultant, and in this capacity has attended training seminars
along with members of the NZ Police, Serious Fraud Office and other
Government Agencies. His evidence has been accepted as expert in
the: NZ Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court regularly
and instances with the courts in NSW, Australia. He is constantly liaising with Barristers and Solicitors, Private
Investigators and major corporations, and has completed hundreds of
investigations on their behalf and numerous security audits and
assessments for large and small companies within New
Zealand.
Qualifications
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Published in both academic and business publications as well as
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