Overview
Phillip Russo is a Director in PPB Advisory's IT Forensics practice and has over 27 years’ practical, corporate, financial and police investigative experience.
Phillip is internationally recognised for his digital forensic investigation expertise. He’s advised many Australian and international enforcement agencies and delivered Certified Digital Forensic training to a variety of organisations, including Scotland Yard, FBI regional computer forensic labs, Australian High Tech Crime Centre and the Hong Kong Police Computer Crime Squad.
Phillip was instrumental in establishing an internal IT Forensics capability for Bankwest - one of the first initiatives of its kind in Australia. Phillip has also presented expert evidence in both state and federal courts.
Specialist expertise
Phillip has successfully completed digital investigations across multiple fields and in varied corporate environments, including:
- criminal offences
- theft of intellectual property
- intellectual property leakage
- unauthorised access of computer systems (hacking)
- malware infections
- family law court matters
- trade practice breaches
- human resources - unfair dismissal cases
- denial of service attacks
- internal staff investigations.
Experience/recent transactions
Phillip has given evidence via teleconference, from Hong Kong to an Australian Supreme Court, thereby successfully assisting the Australian Federal Police in their first prosecution initiated under the Australian Federal Cyber Crime legislation.
Qualifications/memberships
- Masters of Digital Forensics, Edith Cowen University (ECU) - completing
- Post Graduate Degree in IT Security, Edith Cowen University (ECU)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Access Data Certified Examiner (ACE)
- Access Data Certified Instructor (ACI)
- Certified Pro-Discover Examiner (CPDE)
- Gold status - SANS - GIAC GSEC
- CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate
- A+ CompTIA Computer Technician Certificate
- Cert IV Training, Cert IV IT IM, Cert IV IT Support
- Adv Bus Dip, Police Diploma, Pub Officer Safety Dip
- Cert III Investigative Services
- Private Investigators Licence (WA)
- ACFE - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- HTCC - Member of the High Tech Crime Consortium
- HTCIA - High Technology Crime Investigation Association - 2nd Vice President Asia Pacific
- IACIS - International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists.