Kyle Cavalieri is the Manager of Computer Forensics and Investigations at DIGITS LLC. Kyle is responsible for all forensics, investigative, and technical consulting services provided by DIGITS LLC. Kyle has been an integral component and project manager for numerous complex and high profile investigations involving computer and network intrusions, theft of intellectual property, financial fraud, whistleblower allegations, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. Kyle has provided expert reports for cases pending before state, federal, and international tribunals. Kyle also has expert testimony experience within the state of New York. On several occasions, he has provided forensic expertise to federal law enforcement officials.
Based on industry best practices and court-approved standards, Kyle has developed internal standard operating procedures as it pertains to chain-of-custody documentation, data collection, and preservation. Kyle has streamlined data acquisition processes and has implemented these both domestically and internationally within corporations. He has also travelled abroad educating both staff and upper-level management regarding the value and importance of computer forensic services and how it relates to our clients.
Prior to joining DIGITS, Kyle was a Senior Computer Forensic Examiner with a large international consulting firm headquartered in New York City. As a Forensic Examiner, he routinely developed unique investigative strategies tailored to the needs of the client. While working closely with clients, Kyle used his valuable insight to: (1) identify relevant data pertaining to an investigation; (2) collect responsive electronically stored information (ESI); (3) forensically preserve the identified ESI; (4) conduct analysis in a thorough, methodical, and repeatable manner; (5) prepare and present a report based on analysis findings.
Prior to his work in the private sector, Kyle interned with the Office of the New York State Attorney General. He worked with the Cyber Crime Investigators and the Organized Crime Task Force on several high profile criminal investigations. While interning, Kyle conducted computer forensic analysis on a number of criminal cases at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Western New York Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory in Buffalo, New York.
Kyle is credentialed as a Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) through the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners. He is also an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) through Guidance Software. Kyle is a current member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE).
Kyle has attended numerous training sessions including, SANS Advanced Computer Forensics and Incident Response, Guidance Software's Forensic Investigation classes, and the deployment, collection, preservation, analysis, and production sections of EnCase Enterprise and e-Discovery. Kyle holds a Bachelors of Science in Economic Crime Investigation with a concentration in Computer Security from Hilbert College, in Hamburg, New York. He has worked in the Information Technology field for over seven years and is always interested in learning about new technology and how it can better assist him to provide solutions to clients.
