Bhushan D. Ghode

• Conducting forensic examination over various storage/electronic devices i.e. hard drives, thumb drives, and memory cards (SSD,HD and eMMC).
• Repairing and extraction of data from damaged/burnt/broken mobile devices in a forensically sound manner.
• Guided professionals and trainees on various aspects of acquisition process including ethical aspects like due diligence, contracting and valuation of work done.
• A constant learner: Adapting and adopting new technologies to address the changing industry needs. Learned, trained and experienced in the CHIP-OFF Forensic Technique under the guidance of Sh. Akhlesh Kumar (AD, PHY).
• Delivered in-depth Computer and Mobile forensic software's training. Imparted best practices and procedures for protecting data and minimizing errors to various police and judicial personals.
• Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, strengthening controls and enhancing overall performance.

Achievement:

• Successfully carried out CHIP-OFF Forensic cases with positive outcomes.
• Published three research papers.

• Conducted forensic examinations on hard drives, thumb drives, and memory cards.
• Conducted forensic examinations on Smart Mobiles (Android, iOS, Blackberry) as well as basic phones (keypad phones).
• Conducted forensic examinations on SIM cards.
• Performed log analysis and memory Forensics work on cases of data theft, ransomware attack, money laundering, etc.
• Operated the most commonly used forensic tools/ software including EnCase Enterprise, EnCase eDiscovery, FTK suite, Tableau Write blockers and Imagers.
• Gained experience in working on Cloud Forensic for different platforms like Facebook, Google Cloud, I-cloud, etc.
• Worked on forming and processing of forensic tenders involving the Digital Forensic Equipment.
• Worked with State Police Govt., Cyber Crime Branch, CID, enforcement directory on the cases.
• Organized all relevant case information in a concise and clear format.

• Gathered actionable intelligence and evaluated threats using data obtained from various blacklists, various fraud forums.
• Communicated with affected parties, collaborated with technical and non-technical experts in team.
• Experience handling investigation of different arrays of cases including violent crimes like homicide, sexual assault, robbery, child abuse and domestic violence; sensitive cases like credit card fraud, money laundering, etc. as well as heinous crimes such as sexual abuse, homicide, suicide, etc.
• Analysis of digital evidences in both civil and criminal cases using various digital forensic tools e.g.: HDD Forensic and Mobile Forensic Analysis.
• Reviewing and processing various Security Access requests on a daily basis.
• Worked on more than 50 critical and live cases involving digital evidence, documentation, audio and video analysis.