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Michael Webber, CEO and Founder, BitSec Global Forensics
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For Immediate Press Release

BitSec Global Forensics, the worldwide leader in computer forensics and information security training, has been honored by the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program.

Based in New England with offices in Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, BitSec Global recently trained representatives of the Colombian Government through the US State Department’s Office of Anti Terrorism Assistance (ATA). ATA trains civilian security and law enforcement personnel from friendly governments in security procedures that deal with terrorism.

BitSec Global’s CEO Michael Webber and Gary Kessler, BitSec’s Director of Training instructed the Colombian investigators in methods to analyze cyber terrorism trends and effectively manage cyber investigations inside Colombia and beyond. Webber and Kessler were honored for their work in a special ceremony sponsored by the US State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program.

“BitSec Global’s recent ATA Program training of the Colombian Government’s cyber investigative unit underscores our continued commitment to the US State Department’s war on cyber terrorism,” said Michael Webber. “BitSec Global Forensics work will benefit that effort beyond the borders of Colombia.”

Since its inception, BitSec Global Forensics has trained investigators in 25 countries on five continents. Through ATA, BitSec Global Forensics has trained law enforcement units from several countries including Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Trinidad, Turkey, Jordan, Bahrain, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India.

About BitSec Global Forensics

BitSec Global Forensics, with offices throughout New England, is the worldwide leader in computer forensics and information security training. BitSec Global provides immediate and discreet consultancy services to federal and state investigative agencies as well as law firms and corporations in need of immediate e-discovery and incident response services.

BitSec Global Forensics’ founders and consultants have included former information security experts and computer forensic specialists for the United States Government, as well as local and state law enforcement, academia, and leaders in the field of computer forensics. BitSec founder and CEO, Michael Webber, served for over 12 years as Maine law enforcement officer and was a founding member of the Maine Computer Crimes Task Force. BitSec’s Director of Training, Gary Kessler is an Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where he started the Computer & Digital Forensics Computer Networking, and Information Security majors, the M.S. in Digital Investigation Management program, and the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation.