Shafik is particularly well known for his work in the mobile device space with an emphasis on Blackberry forensics. He is one of the people who I call when I get stuck on a mobile device problem. He’s an extraordinarily sharp fellow and is very willing to share his knowledge. He’s an asset to the digital forensics community and a credit to the Calgary Police Service.
Professional Biography of Shafik Punja
A police officer with the Calgary Police Service for over 15 years, Mr. Punja has been working in digital forensics since 2003, and has conducted digital forensic examinations on a wide variety of digital data storage devices and operating systems. In 2005, Mr. Punja began researching and developing analytical techniques for mobile devices and smart phone platforms, and has become an expert in the analysis BlackBerry, among other devices. Mr. Punja has been qualified in the Canadian legal system as an expert in the area of digital forensics, and has been a guest instructor for the Technological Crimes Learning Institute (TCLI) at the Canadian Police College, in Ottawa, Ontario.
AFoD: How did you get involved in digital forensics?
SP: Well, it all started back in about Sept 2000.
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