In 2002, guidance software s encase was used in the murder trial of david westerfield to examine his computers and disks to connect him to child pornography. Barry has served as guidance softwares cfo for more than six years and has a deep understanding of our business, operations and growth strategy. Steve joined opentext full time in 2015, serving on the professional services team to help federal clients build out digital forensics labs, support network and system administration, assist with digital forensics examinations using encase and other forensics tools and install and implement the encase suite of products. Join facebook to connect with shawn mccreight and others you may know. Digital six laboratoriesuniversity of california, berkeley.
Guidance software offers ediscovery, data discovery and computer forensics solutions for corporations and government agencies. Encase 7 expands on device support, encryption, and user experience. Thinking out side the boundaries of conventional data recover guidance software came up with an enscript that will recover data blocks of a file even if it has been partially overwritten. Guidance softwares board issues response to former. The encase enterprise platform is used by numerous federal civilian and defense agencies, more than 60 of the fortune 100, and thousands attend guidance softwares renowned training programs. April 22 reuters guidance software inc reached a mutual settlement agreement with shawn mccreight, its founder and former chairman. Guidance software encase forensic lifecycle youtube. Guidance software and arrow electronics reach distribution deal. Highly qualified proposed slate of directors shawn mccreight jonathan mather michael mcconnell john colbert roberto medrano founder of guidance software and served as chairman, ceo, and cto ran development team at guidance for 19 years invented encase and related technologies invented new technologies to be delivered this year audit chair of.
Mccreight, a trustee of the mccreight living trust the trust, am submitting a stockholder proposal and stockholder nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the company the board at the upcoming 2016 annual meeting of the stockholders the 2016 annual meeting of guidance software, inc. Analyzing a large set of files by identifying and matching the unique md5 hash value of each file is an important part of the computer forensics process. Paul pacenka, account executive at guidance software, inc. Guidance software announces ceo transition government. For individuals who have mastered computer forensics investigation methodology as well as the use of encase during complex computer examinations. Encase app central is first security investigation app. Victors strategic vision, energy, and leadership have contributed to the companys many significant achievements, said shawn mccreight, chairman of. The mccreight living trust questions the guidance software. In 2002 encase enterprise was released allowing the first network enabled digital forensic. Shawn mccreight board director digital six laboratories. Mccreight shawn sc da filing concerning guid on 2016. Shawn mccreight committed to continuing education, current and emerging technologies and best practices.
Mccreight is affiliated with guidance software, inc. Nov 16, 2015 guidance software announces engineering management changes news nov 16, 2015. Barry has served as guidance software s cfo for more than six years and has a deep understanding of our business, operations and growth strategy. Guidance software provides deep 360degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks with fieldtested and courtproven software. The official, guidance softwareapproved book on the newest ence exam. Guidance software provides deep 360degree visibility. Encase certified examiner ence certification information from. A wide array of new features and enhancements is included in this version of the product, a direct result of listening to our customers and incorporating their input into the software, said shawn mccreight, chairman and chief technology officer at guidance software. Guidance software has been noted in a number of highprofile use cases.
Feb 29, 2012 the encase enterprise platform is used by numerous federal civilian and defense agencies, more than 60 of the fortune 100, and thousands attend guidance software s renowned training programs. Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by a passive investor seq. New tableau forensic imaging bay adds fast, cablefree sata imaging capacity to forensic workstations 28 august 20 guidance software announces highspeed tableau forensic duplicator 9 april 2012. Pasadena, ca, feb 11, 2016 marketwired via comtex on february 10, 2016, shawn h. Guidance software announces engineering management changes. We are very pleased that max has decided to bring his many years of industry experience to the guidance. Daily newsmagazine and city guide to pasadena, california featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from pasadena now. Stay informed and uptodate on your network with relsci news and business alerting service. Df120 foundations in digital forensics with encase. An indepth look at guidance software encase endpoint security, an edr solution that can scale to hundreds of thousands of nodes and can secure atms, pos systems and manufacturing devices.
Encase app central gives encase users, for the first time, onestop shopping for the apps they need, and also gives encase software partners a new tool to market and monetize their work. Encase app central is a new marketplace for digital investigation apps. At the time there were no gui forensic tools available. Its encase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their organizations data assets.
Guidance software appoints patrick dennis as president and chief. Guidance software announced some enhancements to its encase forensics tool last week at the rsa conference, which expands on its existing platform and compliancerelated investigation needs within the enterprise packed with integrated smartphone support, a revamped user interface and. Nov, 2012 shawn mccreight, now chairman and chief technology officer, founded guidance software in 1997 and introduced encase, a digital forensic software solution that has since become the defacto market standard for all types of digital investigations. Guidance software corrects former chairmans factual. It is a tremendous step forward for the encase ecosystem, mccreight said. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the united states patent and trademark office uspto. The maintenance segment includes maintenance related revenues. Shawn mccreight, guidance software s chairman and chief technology officer, said, we are fortunate to have an exceptional leader in barry to step into this role on an interim basis. Guid, makers of encase, the gold standard for digital investigations and endpoint data security, today announced that ken basore, newly appointed senior vice president of product engineering, will be assuming all daytoday engineering and. Guid, which makes encase, disclosed it struck a distribution agreement with arrow electronics in north america. The hash library feature of encase allows the investigator to import or custom build a library of hash sets, enabling the expedient identification of any file matches in the examined evidence.
Shawn mccreight has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. Jun 30, 2017 currently, guidance software has an average volume of 8. In response to these concerns, guidance software launched the encase legal. Encase has maintained its reputation as the gold standard in. In fact, about 2,000 lawenforcement agencies around the world use it, according to jennifer higdon, spokesperson for guidance software, manufacturer of encase. Df120 foundations in digital forensics with encase ondemand. Mccreight in november 1997 and is headquartered in pasadena, ca.
Director digital six laboratories, founder guidance software now opentext. Currently, guidance software has an average volume of 8. Mccreight, the founder and largest shareholder of guidance software, inc. The training segment provides training classes to effectively and efficiently use its software products. Opentext connect registrants should choose passwords that are at least ten 10 characters long and contain a combination of upper and lowercase letters, as well as numbers and special characters.
Dec 06, 2007 victors strategic vision, energy, and leadership have contributed to the companys many significant achievements, said shawn mccreight, chairman of guidance software s board of directors. Nurture your network and further your business goals with smart intelligence on the people and companies that matter most to you. Software is the new tool for catching crooks government. Opentext acquires guidance software opentext blogs. Jan 27, 2000 software is the new tool for catching crooks. Guidance software strikes mutual deal with shawn mccreight. Founder nominates directors and highlights need for change. Guidance software endpoint data security, ediscovery, forensics. Guidance softwares board issues response to former chairman. Encase was originally created by shawn mccreight the founder of guidance software in 1997 out of his home. Guidance software, the makers of encase, the most famous forensics.
Opentext discovery suite brings analytics to enterprise content. Guid revealed it reached a mutual settlement agreement with its founder and former chairman, shawn mccreight, to end the proxy contest. Mccreights departure as an employee, announced in january 2016, was a part of needed changes in guidances product engineering leadership team and also the result of the boards loss of. Shawn mccreight, guidance softwares chairman and chief technology officer, said, we are fortunate to have an exceptional leader in barry to step into this role on an interim basis. Its encase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their organizations data. Our encase software products provide the foundation to build an enterprise. Additional encase forensic work was documented in other cases such as the evidence provided for the casey anthony, unabomber, and mucko wakefield massacre cases. Encase enhances remote forensic solution securityweek. Shawn mccreight director digital six laboratories, founder guidance software now opentext pasadena, california 408 connections. Victor limongelli appointed chief executive officer of.
Guidance created the category for digital investigation software with encase forensic in 1998. Removed case prompts from functions where it wasnt needed, such as format and wipe operations. Mccreights departure as an employee, announced in january 2016, was a part of needed changes in guidances product engineering leadership team and. Founder nominates directors and highlights need for change at. Shawn is an instructional design professional with over 25 years of business experience.
Guidance software corrects former chairmans factual errors. Mar 15, 2015 guidance software appoints max carnecchia to the board of directors march 15, 2015 march, 2015 by talent4boards team usa, ca guidance software, inc. Guidance software endpoint data security, ediscovery. Shawn mccreight, now chairman and chief technology officer, founded guidance software in 1997 and introduced encase, a digital forensic software solution that has since become the defacto market standard for all types of digital investigations. Feb 11, 2016 pasadena, ca, feb 11, 2016 marketwired via comtex on february 10, 2016, shawn h. Validated by numerous courts, corporate legal departments, and government agencies, their encase technology is used by more than 40,000 licensed users worldwide.
Shawn specialises in customizing solutions involving a collaborative approach to ensure the concepts introduced in the program can come to life within an organization and are supported for sustainability. Briefguidance software founder to resign board position. Guid, the maker of the encase technology platform, is the gold standard in digital investigations and endpoint data security, helping organizations around the world lower. Guidance software appoints max carnecchia to board of. The ence exam tests that computer forensic analysts and examiners have thoroughly mastered computer investigation methodologies, as well as the use of guidance softwares encase forensic 7. In 1998 encase forensic officially released originally named expert witness for windows. That same year, encase was used by french police to uncover emails from nowconvicted shoe bomber richard colvin reid. This whiteboard video is a technical overview of guidance softwares enhanced agent used for investigations with encase endpoint investigator. The claim is that the chairman of guidance, shawn mccreight, put.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 79 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Shawn mccreight, dominik weber, matthew garrett system. Guidance software, now opentext, is the maker of encase, the gold standard in forensic security. Guid, the world leader in digital investigationstm, announced today that it has appointed max carnecchia to its board of directors. Shawn mccreight board director digital six laboratories linkedin. Guidance software appoints max carnecchia to the board of. Roth capital reiterates their buy rating on guidance software. Guidance software offers ediscovery, data discovery, and computer forensics solutions for corporations and government agencies.
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