Gallant Computer Investigative Services, LLC

03/18/2026

Taking a much needed vacation in Italy! Back in the office March 30!

07/21/2023

I have been asked to speak at the 2023 Texas Association of Licensed Investigators Annual Meeting on October 8th. My topic will be the various ways technology tracks our location and how this data can be used in various type of court proceedings.

02/28/2022

02/24/2022

This is a great time to change your passwords! We may be under cyber attack from Russia in the very near future. For suggestions on how to create strong passwords, check out the link below.

Computer security is no longer something that applies ONLY to system administrators and other IT professionals. In this modern era, it is rare to find anyone in any developed country that does not routinely use a computer on the Internet, and home networks are everywhere. This information is intende...

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving!

01/26/2021

Not really a forensic thing, but a really good idea.

If you ever lose your wallet or purse, you may not be able to remember everything you had inside. You should use your smartphone and photograph the front and back of every credit card, id card etc. If you have an iPhone, you can now do this directly from your Notes app. Then you can password protect that note and have your information safely protected. If you lose your iPhone, you can access your secure note from your iCloud account.

Remember, to protect your data, always use a passcode (preferably six-digit), pattern code, touchID, or Facial recognition to protect your device's data.

08/24/2020

This sums up nicely!

07/04/2020

Happy Independence Day from my family to yours.

06/02/2020

Yesterday I participated in my first Zoom court hearing. Interesting. The judge kept things quite orderly. Hopefully this will continue to be an option for the future!

06/02/2020

The following quote sums up digital forensics:

There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know.

Donald Rumsfeld