Matthew Jackson BSc (Hons) MCSFS MBCS MEWI EnCE CASP+
Computer and Mobile Phone Forensic Expert Witness
Matthew Jackson has been involved in the investigation of computer evidence for 23 years during which time he has conducted over 1,500 digital forensic investigations including as a joint expert within civil and family proceedings and by the Defence within criminal cases involving indecent images of children, serious fraud, terrorism, and murder. He has frequently attended court for those cases as an expert witness as and when required.
Matthew has been a Director and Senior Forensic Consultant of Athena Forensics, a computer forensic specialist company, for 16 years. Previously, he was a Director and Senior Forensic Consultant of an IT forensic specialist company for 4 years. During this time, he dealt with approximately 220 cases involving computer evidence within cases involving criminal, civil and commercial litigation.
He is a professional member of the Chartered Institute for Forensic Science, a member of the British Computer Society, The International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists and is registered with the Law Society as a validated expert witness. He appears as an expert in the Expert Witness ~ Expert Consultant Directory, He is a vetted member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses and a full member of the Expert Witness Institute.
Matthew has been a member of the Industrial Liaison Committee, Information Operations Research Group and a Visiting Lecturer on the Computer Forensics BSc Degree course for the Department of Computing at the University of Wales and has written published articles on computer forensics for legal and technical journals.
He was employed by Thames Valley Police as a Computer Forensic Technician at the Hi-Tech Crime Unit between 2001 and 2004. During this time, hr led a specialist team of examiners to investigate approximately 300 cases involving computer evidence and received a Chief Constable’s Commendation for his work.
Matthew holds the degree of Bachelor of Science awarded by the BCUC, Buckinghamshire and has also successfully completed the Computer Forensic Foundation Course at the Royal Military College, Shrivenham as well as the Computer Forensic and Information Security modules as part of an ongoing Computing MSc course with the Open University.
He has completed the Comptia ITF+, A+, Network+, Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) and Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) certifications, the Intermediate, Advanced and EnCase Certified Examiner certifications at Guidance Software, Liverpool and the Institute for Communications Arbitrations and Forensics mobile telephone examination and extended mobile telephone courses.
Previous Notable Cases
- R – v – KL – Terrorism Offences, investigated by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit and acquitted on majority of the computer related charges after a 4-week trial.
- R – v – AW – Murder of child in Bridgend involving mobile phone evidence and investigated by South Wales Police.
- Operation Duma – £125 million Multi Handed VAT Carousel Fraud, investigated by HMRC.
- Instructed on behalf of a Premiership Football Club – Employment Tribunal Proceedings.
- Operation Pallial – Historic Child Sexual Offences, investigated by National Crime Agency.
- HMRC Investigation – Acquittal of a Company Director Following Allegations of VAT Fraud.
- Corporate Fraud Investigation into the Director of a Supermarket Supplier.
- Operation Carbon – Largest Firearms Investigation, investigated by Greater Manchester Police.
- Operation Ore – International Investigation of Website Selling Child Abuse Images.
- Corporate Fraud Investigation into the Managing Director of a National Chain of Health Clubs and Hotels that led to dismissal and Criminal Investigation.
- Operation Lakeland – Paedophile Ring investigated by Devon & Cornwall Police.
- Operation Murray – Murder, investigated by Surrey Police.
- Operation Sequin – DDoS attack on Home Office website, investigated by West Midlands Cyber Crime Regional Unit.
- R – v – CW – Anonymous DDoS attack of Visa, Mastercard & Paypal.
