Independent digital forensics since 1992

Founder, CEO and CTO

Joseph Caruso is the founder, CEO and CTO of Global Digital Forensics. His technology career began in 1980 and spans software development, mainframe databases, real-time transaction systems, mobile devices, cellular networks and cybersecurity incident response. That engineering background informs his examination of how systems work, where evidence is stored and what the available records can establish.

Joseph supports counsel in technology disputes involving source code, databases, digital evidence and complex business systems. His experience includes IBM mainframe environments, mobile operating systems and the analysis of security incidents. He explains technical methods and findings in terms that attorneys and other decision-makers can evaluate.

His consulting-expert experience includes Motorola Mobility v. Microsoft and Apple v. Samsung patent litigation. His work in an American Express consumer class action involved airline reservation architecture, real-time transactions, mainframe databases, source code and system configuration. His Bank One shareholder class-action work involved credit-card transaction and deposit systems.

Education

Joseph holds a dual BA/BS in mathematics and engineering physics from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Certifications and technical training

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2.
• Certified Forensic Examiner.
• Training in EnCase Enterprise, AccessData and open-source forensic tools.

Selected case experience

• Rogers v. BNSF Railway: biometric-information litigation.
• Motorola Mobility v. Microsoft and Apple v. Samsung: consulting-expert work involving mobile technology.
• American Express consumer class action: analysis of reservation systems, mainframe databases and source code.
• Bank One shareholder litigation: analysis of credit-card transaction and deposit systems.

Senior Computer Forensic Specialist

Veronica Perez is a Senior Computer Forensic Specialist whose work focuses on the collection, preservation and examination of mobile-device evidence. Her experience covers laboratory and field examinations, location artifacts, vehicle systems and electronic records used in litigation.

Before her private-sector work, Veronica served with the Los Angeles School Police Department from 2001 to 2007 and the West Covina Police Department from 2007 to 2016. That experience informs her approach to evidence custody, documentation and forensic analysis. She has provided mobile-forensics instruction for the California Department of Justice Advanced Training Center and Teel Technologies, including practical assistance to examiners handling difficult acquisitions.

Her technical background includes developing utilities for processing mobile data and training in JTAG, chip-off, in-system programming, vehicle forensics, microsoldering and embedded-hardware analysis. She helps attorneys evaluate device evidence, plan collections and understand the capabilities and limitations of the available methods.

Certifications and technical training

• EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), Guidance Software, listed in 2009.
• Paraben Certified Mobile Phone Examiner (CME), listed in 2008.
• Cellebrite CCLO/CCPA, listed in 2014.
• California Department of Justice training in computer-crime examinations and cell-phone forensics, with instructor experience beginning in 2012.
• Teel Technologies training in JTAG, chip-off, in-system programming, vehicle forensics and embedded-hardware analysis.
• Oxygen Forensics Bootcamp (2023) and iPadRehab microsoldering training (2024).

Court and matter experience

Veronica has been designated as a digital-forensics expert witness in California, Oklahoma and South Carolina superior courts and in federal court in Chicago. Her work for attorneys, law-enforcement agencies, corporations and insurers includes fraud, intellectual-property theft, trade-secret disputes, employee disputes, patent and copyright matters, family law and breach-of-contract matters. Her examinations include mobile communications, application activity and location records.

Computer Forensics and Cybersecurity Specialist

Robert Knudsen, also known as Bob, is a computer forensics and cybersecurity specialist. He has 18 years of forensic experience and hundreds of computer and mobile-device examinations supporting matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States.

Before entering computer forensics, Bob spent four years supporting computer and network operations as a field technician and manager. He previously served for twenty years with the New York City Police Department, where his work included designing and deploying a database for compiling crime statistics.

His background brings together practical knowledge of business systems, digital examinations and law-enforcement documentation. His listed qualifications include the Certified Computer Examiner credential and training or certifications covering information security, forensic examination, networking and endpoint security.

Certifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2.
• Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE).
• Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), EC-Council.
• CompTIA Security+, Network+ and A+.
• Stellar Cyber Certified Associate.
• Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS).

His additional training includes OpenEDR through Xcitium Academy.

Court and examination experience

Bob has conducted hundreds of computer and mobile-device examinations supporting federal and state court matters across the United States. His experience combines forensic examination with hands-on support of business computer and network environments and twenty years of NYPD service.