News from 2012

Interhack news from the year 2012.

Interhack Presents Discovery in the Cloud at Columbus Bar Association

Interhack Founder Matthew Curtin and Mason Evans, Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery practice, present Discovery in the Cloud at the Columbus Bar Association. They examine the legal, ethical and technical implications of cloud computing and its impact on discovery.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Founder Matthew Curtin and Mason Evans, Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery practice, present Discovery in the Cloud at the Columbus Bar Association (CBA) on December 13, 2012. They examine the legal, ethical and technical implications of cloud computing and its impact on discovery. 

Curtin and Evans discuss what cloud computing is, the key legal issues confronting users of the cloud, how to handle compliance in the cloud, and how to handle and prevent data breaches. 

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security and privacy assessments, as well as services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients all over North America. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Shares Expertise at Northern Ohio InfraGard Chapter Meeting

Computer science expert Matthew Curtin discusses Incident Response case study at the quarterly meeting of the Northern Ohio Chapter of InfraGard at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) facility in Richfield, Ohio.

Columbus, OH—Computer science expert Matthew Curtin discusses Incident Response case study at the quarterly meeting of the Northern Ohio Chapter of InfraGard on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 8:00 A.M. at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) facility in Richfield, Ohio.

Curtin presents a case study examining how a $3 billion organization found a domain administrator account that appeared to be connected with a key $300 million project. When the leadership of that project did not know about the account, the organization's incident response team took action. In this case study Curtin considers how the organization used its internal and external resources to manage a response, analyzing log data, managing the spread of the backdoor with anti-malware tools, and analyzing dozens of machines forensically to find the person responsible for the privilege escalation. 

Matthew Curtin is the Founder of the computer expert firm Interhack. He works extensively in the area of incident response and litigation involving electronic data. As an expert witness, he has provided opinion used by federal and state courts to understand the meaning of electronic information.

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About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information.  We perform security and privacy assessments, as well as services to work with data in legal proceedings.  Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide.  Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients all over North America.  Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Matt Curtin Is Featured Speaker for Open Source Club at OSU

Curtin shares first hand experience of a forensic computer scientist with students, many from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Columbus, OH—C. Matthew Curtin is the featured speaker at the November 8, 2012 meeting of the OSU Open Source Club at 7:00 PM in Dreese Lab. He shares first hand experience as a forensic computer scientist with students, many from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Matt Curtin is the Founder of Interhack Corporation, a professional services firm providing computer expertise for use in adjudication. Applications of computer science for legal matters include data analysis, investigations, electronic discovery, and expert witness testimony. Mr. Curtin himself has appeared as an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases. 

Since 1999, Mr. Curtin has maintained a regular academic appointment at The Ohio State University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering, teaching courses in the Common Lisp programming language and operating system implementation.  Mr. Curtin is also the original faculty advisor for the Open Source Club whose focus is on building a strong community of open source users and developers in order to bring the benefits of open development, open standards, and free software to the university community.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Participates in ILTA Panel Discussion on Information Security in Law Firms

Interhack Founder Matthew Curtin joins a panel at ILTA statewide event to answer questions and discuss "Data Security and Litigation Support."

Columbus, OH—Interhack Founder C. Matthew Curtin joins representatives from information security providers and Ohio law firms to answer questions and discuss Data Security and Litigation Support.  The panel is part of the statewide meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) held on November 8, 2012 at AEP Ohio headquarters in Columbus.  

At the end of 2011, more than 100 law firms had been targeted by hacking groups or had a data breach. The panel discusses the following questions. 

  • What makes firms potentially easy targets? 
  • How and where is ESI stored and transferred, and what are the vulnerable points? 
  • Are certain types of data particularly worthy of protection? 
  • What can and should firms and corporations do to protect their clients and data?

Matthew Curtin is the Founder of the computer expert firm Interhack. His practice helps attorneys and executives understand and make use of computer technology and relevant data. He works extensively in litigation and IT crisis management throughout the country, often called as an expert witness in criminal, civil, and administrative matters. In addition, he is the author of two books and a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University.  

For over three decades, ILTA has led the way in sharing knowledge and experience for those faced with challenges in their firms and legal departments. Through delivery of educational content and peer-networking opportunities, members have information resources to make technology work for the legal profession.

Schedule An Interhack Program in Your Organization

Interhack delivers presentations for CLE and CJE credit. If you would like to schedule an Interhack presentation in your association or law firm, please contact us for rates and availability.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information.  We perform security and privacy assessments, as well as services to work with data in legal proceedings.  Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide.  Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients all over North America.  Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Grows Information Assurance Practice

Interhack welcomes Anil Sethi to it's Information Assurance practice. Anil brings more than thirty years experience in incident response management.

Columbus, OH—Interhack is pleased to welcome Anil Sethi to it's Information Assurance practice. Anil joined Interhack in August 2011. As a Program Manager, he is primarily responsible for managing incident response programs for Interhack's enterprise clients.

Anil brings more than thirty years experience in incident response management to Interhack. He was Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Information Security at Huntington National Bank in Columbus for over twenty-five years. While there, he developed and managed a multi-department incident response team and managed electronic discovery requests for identifying, preserving, and producing data.

Interhack's incident response program helps to build an enterprise's incident response capability month by month using assessment, training, documentation, live drills, and mock depositions.  The program is built and run on Interhack's institutionalized expertise in information security and experience providing unassailable opinion in legal proceedings. Clients benefit by receiving defensible methods, tools, and training that come with the program.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Presents Incident Response Case Study to Central Ohio ISSA

Computer science expert Matthew Curtin presents an Incident Response case study for the Central Ohio Information Systems Security Association (COISSA) at J. Liu Restaurant in Worthington at 7:45A.M.

Columbus, OH—Computer science expert Matthew Curtin presents a data breach incident response case study for the Central Ohio Information Systems Security Association (COISSA) at J. Liu Restaurant in Worthington on October 17, 2012 at 7:45A.M. 

The case study examines how a $3 billion organization found a domain administrator account that appeared to be connected with a key $300 million project. When the leadership of that project did not know about the account, the organization's incident response team took action. In this case study Curtin considers how the organization used its internal and external resources to manage a response, analyzing log data, managing the spread of the backdoor with anti-malware tools, and analyzing dozens of machines forensically to find the person responsible for the privilege escalation. 

Matthew Curtin is the Founder of Interhack Corporation, a professional services firm providing computer expertise for enterprises and for use in adjudication. He works extensively in the area of incident response and litigation involving electronic data.  As an expert witness, he has provided opinion used by federal and state courts to understand the meaning of electronic information.  

Since 1989 Central Ohio ISSA has provided a venue for its 230+ members to share knowledge and enhance professional growth via education, training, networking and promoting management practices that ensure the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of information resources.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information.  We perform security and privacy assessments, as well as services to work with data in legal proceedings.  Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide.  Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients all over North America.  Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Promotes Scientist Working on Big Data in Litigation

Interhack is pleased to announce that Lee Ayres has been promoted from Senior Analyst to Scientist. Much of Lee's recent work is analysis of complex data sets—often called "big data"—to answer questions in legal proceedings.

Chicago, IL—Interhack is pleased to announce that Lee Ayres has been promoted from Senior Analyst to Scientist. Much of Lee's recent work is used by counsel in several class action lawsuits where answers to underlying questions rests in complex data sets. Often called "big data," records range from billing to transactional data. In the absence of any existing software to analyze these data sets, Lee routinely writes custom software to provide accurate and complete answers to the questions at hand. 

Lee joined Interhack in January 2007. Since then, he has coauthored peer-reviewed research in data breaches, deepened expertise in complex data analysis, and built internal technical capability, increasing the firm's profitability. 

An Interhack Scientist may formulate questions and define methods for answering them. The designation of this rank supports our ability to provide defensible results, findings, observations, and opinion in legal proceedings.  This approach is consistent across all of Interhack's services, whether electronic discovery, forensic computing, information assurance, or expert opinion. 

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Presents at Contingency Planners of Ohio (CPO) Annual Conference

Interhack Founder C. Matthew Curtin and Sr. Specialist Shawn Sines present “Maintaining Security During a Crisis” at the Contingency Planners of Ohio (CPO) Annual Conference at The Conference Center at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Founder C. Matthew Curtin and Sr. Specialist Shawn Sines present “Maintaining Security During a Crisis” at the Contingency Planners of Ohio (CPO) Annual Conference to be held Oct 15-16, 2012, at The Conference Center at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio. The theme of the 2012 Business Survival and Recovery Conference is Standards and Improvements.  Mr. Curtin and Mr. Sines discuss the risks of failing to include internal and external information security experts in your response and the value of running drills to establish corporate "muscle memory" during crisis. They also provide tips for ensuring a contingency plan that can stand up to scrutiny when future litigation is a possibility, including sharing case law where resilience response shortcomings led to legal penalties once the crisis passed.

Matthew Curtin is the Founder of Interhack Corporation, a professional services firm providing computer expertise for use in adjudication. Applications of computer science for legal matters include data analysis, investigations, electronic discovery, and expert witness testimony. Mr. Curtin himself has appeared as an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases.  Since 1999, Mr. Curtin has maintained a regular academic appointment as a Lecturer at The Ohio State University's Department of Computer Science and Engineering, teaching courses in the Common Lisp programming language and operating system implementation as well as authoring two books.

As a Senior Specialist at Interhack, Shawn Sines uses his diverse experience in media relations, writing, and the management of information security and information technology to connect technical production work to analysis and presentation. Shawn joined Interhack from The Ohio State University, where he was responsible from everything from outreach to project management for information security in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. His previous experience includes work at the Dispatch Printing Company and the United States Marine Corps. 

Since 1986, Contingency Planners of OHIO (CPO), a not-for-profit association, has focused on continuity of operations, disaster recovery, information security, and resiliency. Members share knowledge and experiences to proactively prepare for interruptions that affect corporations, customers, and communities.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information.  We perform security and privacy assessments, as well as services to work with data in legal proceedings.  Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide.  Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients all over North America.  Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Successfully Handling Data Breaches

Interhack Scientist Matt Curtin presents Successfully Handling Data Breaches at the State of Ohio Cyber-Security Awareness Event.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Scientist Matt Curtin presents Successfully Handling Data Breaches at the State of Ohio Cyber-Security Awareness Event on October 2, 2012. Data breaches make headlines. They can damage a meticulously maintained brand. They can lead to costly litigation. While best avoided, Matt shows that breaches can be rendered much less damaging by a thoughtful, well-executed response. 

Steps to Successful Data Breach Response
  • Ensure that legal owns the issue and drives its resolution—not IT.
  • Engage counsel.
  • Engage an expert through counsel—working for you, not Visa.
  • Engage incident response team.
  • Establish schedule.

Matt discussed Interhack's taxonomy for classifying data loss incidents and breach report analysis Using Science to Combat Data Loss: Analyzing Breaches by Type and Industry. He described how to apply the study's findings and presented two case studies regarding a massive denial of service attack and a data breach in the cloud. Attendees took home Matt's article Incident Handling: When the Breach Occurs.

Matt is the Founder of Interhack Corporation. As a forensic computing expert, he analyzes information technology and electronic stored information to answer questions that arise in adjudication. He has appeared as an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases, dealing with everything from electronic discovery to assessment of information technology in practice.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Sponsors Central Ohio Infragard Critical Sector and Issues Conference

Interhack is proud to be a sponsor of the Central Ohio InfraGard Critical Sector and Issues Conference, Safe-­Garding Ohio's Cyber Infrastructure: What's Missing is "U" to be held from 8:00AM-5:00PM on September 19, 2012 at the State of Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium, 1980 W. Broad Street.

Columbus, OH—Interhack is proud to be a sponsor of the Central Ohio InfraGard Critical Sector & Issues Conference Safe-­Garding Ohio's Cyber Infrastructure: What's Missing is "U" to be held from 8:00AM-5:00PM on September 19, 2012 at the State of Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium, 1980 W. Broad Street.  The conference theme invites Ohioans "...to learn how YOU can be a part of the partnership between the State of Ohio and the private sector to collaborate and collectively strengthen the security of our public and private cyber security environments.”  Speakers include David Brown , CISO of the State of Ohio; Bradford Willke, Cyber Security Advisor – Mid­Atlantic Region, National Cyber Security Division, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Richard Baron, Executive Director, Ohio Department of Homeland Security.

InfraGard promotes ongoing dialogue and timely communication to assist members in protecting their assets and increase the FBI’s information gathering to prevent and address terrorism and other crimes.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Corporate E-Discovery Seminar at the Columbus Bar Association

Interhack Director of Electronic Discovery Practice Mason Evans moderates a panel discussion on the communication flow between IT and Legal, including the litigation hold process, matter scoping, and internal process audit.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Director Mason Evans moderates a panel discussion on corporate electronic discovery at the Columbus Bar Association on June 19, 2012. Mason led the discussion on the communication flow between IT and Legal, including the litigation hold process, matter scoping, and internal process audit. 

Mason is the Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery Practice. He organizes Interhack's computer science expertise to address the electronic discovery market consistent with the Interhack experience—expert consultation and opinion, artfully delivered. Mason is a seasoned trial attorney and continues to serve as counsel to the Civil Rules Committee of the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts. He is also the principal author of the 2008 electronic discovery amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Social Media: A Frontier of Evidence

Interhack Director Mason Evans presents keynote at the at the Emerging Trends in Fraud Investigation & Prevention Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Director Mason Evans presents the keynote speech Social Media: A Frontier of Evidence at the at the Emerging Trends in Fraud Investigation & Prevention Conference in Columbus, Ohio on May 21, 2012. Regarding social media, Mason discusses the implications for evidence, how proper records for evidentiary purposes can be created, and what pitfalls should be avoided.

Busted Again: How Social Media Uncovered Violation of Court Order
When forensic analysis of computer systems established that a former employee took a company's internal information for his use in joining a competing firm, he had little choice but to settle with his former employer and to abide by an order preventing him from talking to his former employer's customers. When he violated the court's order, social media showed it happening. This case study shows how social media can be an important source of information in investigations and enforcement.

Mason also presented an Interhack case study in use of social media data in litigation in a breakout session Busted Again: How Social Media Uncovered Violation of Court Order

Mason is the Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery Practice. He organizes Interhack's computer science expertise to address the electronic discovery market consistent with the Interhack experience—expert consultation and opinion, artfully delivered. Mason is a seasoned trial attorney and continues to serve as counsel to the Civil Rules Committee of the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts. He is also the principal author of the 2008 electronic discovery amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

How CIOs Can Prepare for Electronic Discovery

Interhack Director Mason Evans speaks to CIOs at the CIO Practicum held at the University of Kentucky about planning and strategies to reduce the pain and cost of responding to electronic discovery requests.

Columbus, OH—Interhack Director Mason Evans speaks at the CIO Practicum held at the University of Kentucky on May 17, 2012 about planning and strategies to reduce the pain and cost of responding to electronic discovery requests. Lawsuits are a fact of corporate life. Understanding judicial thinking can assist in dealing with and planning for litigation. 

Three key suggestions:
  • Plan for information management lifecycle. The more data that you have, the more it will cost to go through when you are involved in litigation or a government investigation. Include information disposal in your lifecycle plan in order to minimize the costs of dealing with legacy data.
  • Build a response team. Get buy-in from IT, Legal and the Business Unit. Conduct a mock fire drill. Show people—don’t just tell them—what adverse consequences can result from poorly prepared or poorly planned information management practices.
  • Communicate, communicate, communicate.

Mason is the Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery Practice. He organizes Interhack's computer science expertise to address the electronic discovery market consistent with the Interhack experience—expert consultation and opinion, artfully delivered. Mason is a seasoned trial attorney and continues to serve as counsel to the Civil Rules Committee of the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts. He is also the principal author of the 2008 electronic discovery amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

The CIO Practicum in Kentucky is part of the nationally acclaimed CIO Solutions Gallery program—an ongoing forum where senior IT leaders come together in a comfortable, collaborative  setting to tackle common issues.  Participants share their experiences and insights in a very interactive and lively "Amish barn raising" like format focused on real-life situations.  This provocative program is uniquely organized around CIO "peer learning" and collective joint problem-solving, and it has received extensive praise.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Supports 2012 Ohio State Bar Association Convention and Annual Meeting

Attendees visiting Interhack's booth learn how to ensure defensible discovery by using experts qualified to testify. They also discover Interhack's ability to answer questions arising in litigation by analyzing complex, non-standard data sets, or "big data."

Columbus, OH—Interhack returns to support the Ohio State Bar Association Convention and Annual Meeting on May 2-4, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Duke Energy Convention Center. The event attracts more than 1,000 attorneys, judges, paralegals, spouses and guests. 

Attendees visiting Interhack's booth learn how to ensure defensible discovery procedures and execution by using experts qualified to testify to assist in electronic discovery. Interhack also features its long-held ability to analyze complex, non-standard data sets to form expert opinion in litigation. Applications include billing and transactional records. 

About Interhack

Interhack is a computer expert firm. Our experts aid attorneys facing high risk situations involving the use of data in legal proceedings. Services support adjudication in electronic discovery, preservation and forensic analysis of data, complex analysis of non­standard data sets, investigations, data breaches, and expert testimony for the court on technical matters. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide.  Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Compromise in the Cloud

The Central Ohio Information Systems Security Association welcomes Interhack computer science expert Matt Curtin who presents Compromise in the Cloud, a case study in responding to compromise of financial data in the cloud.

Columbus, OH—The Central Ohio Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) welcomes computer science expert and Interhack Founder Matt Curtin to speak at the association’s monthly chapter meeting on April 18, 2012. Curtin presents Compromise in the Cloud, a case study in responding to compromise of financial data in the cloud. 

An organization looking to gain scalability, without bearing the massive expense of running the entirety of its e-commerce environment on in-house data centers, outsourced to a cloud provider.  The organization’s compliance officer noticed that their site had “offshore pharmacy” links to it and that following them in turn bounced to another site.  Internal attempts to remediate did not last.  

Expert analysis ultimately determined that the content management system used for the store had a vulnerability in it that had been exploited, allowing the attackers to achieve root access to the cloud provider’s systems underneath the application. The software used to compromise the system was made up of heavily obfuscated code to search for, stage, and deliver payment card numbers back to the attacker in Moscow. Root cause analysis ultimately identified mismatches between the expectations of the organization and the cloud provider about responsibility for software management.

Schedule An Interhack Program in Your Organization

Interhack delivers presentations for CLE and CJE credit. If you would like to schedule an Interhack presentation in your association or law firm, please contact us for rates and availability.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Careers in Information Assurance

The University of Findlay welcomes computer science expert and Interhack Founder Matt Curtin to tell students the realities of bringing computing expertise to bear on legal questions.

Columbus, OH—The University of Findlay welcomes computer science expert and Interhack Founder Matt Curtin to speak on campus on April 13, 2012. Curtin will give a one hour presentation—Careers in Information Assurance

In 2012, the University of Findlay's College of Sciences Faculty Chair events are focused on convergence and collaboration. Interhack has long worked at the intersection of computer science and law. With more than a decade of experience in this application of computer science, Curtin shares with students the realities of bringing computing expertise to bear on legal questions. Curtin built Interhack's elite consulting practice from the ground up, starting out as a self-funded research group in the area of privacy and security in large scale networks in the late 1990s. 

After the presentation, Curtin speaks with individual students who are interested in developing a career in the field of information security and will accept applications from promising candidates. This event is held at the University of Findlay’s campus in the Davis Building.

Schedule An Interhack Program at Your School

Interhack is always screening promising candidates. If you would like to schedule an Interhack presentation and recruiting trip at your college or university, please contact us for information on qualification and availability.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Mason Evans Brings Electronic Discovery Expertise to Interhack Corporation

Mason Evans, Esq. joins Interhack Corporation as Director of its Electronic Discovery Practice and General Counsel.

Columbus, OH—Interhack is pleased to welcome Mason Evans, Esq. to the firm. Mason joined Interhack in April 2012. He is Director of Interhack's Electronic Discovery practice and its General Counsel. 

Mason's primary area of expertise is electronic discovery. He served as counsel to the Civil Rules Committee of the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Ohio Courts and principal author of the 2008 electronic discovery amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Having expert opinion both in electronic discovery and computer science to rely on, Interhack's clients can request and respond to discovery with a high degree of certainty.

Before joining Interhack, Mason was a long time partner and veteran trial attorney at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP in Columbus. He is known for developing and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with clients. 

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Sponsors CIO Solutions Gallery Series at OSU Fisher College of Business

Interhack is proud to be a sponsor for the ninth CIO Solutions Gallery series at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. The 2012 series theme is "The CIO Of The Future: When Gut Instinct Is No Longer Enough."

Columbus, OH—Interhack is proud to be a sponsor for the ninth CIO Solutions Gallery series at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. The theme for 2012 is “The CIO Of The Future: When Gut Instinct Is No Longer Enough,” a series of programs that will closely examine the CIO’s role in optimizing business process through the expanded use of analytics and leveraged information. All events are held at the Blackwell Inn and 110 Pfahl Hall on The Ohio State University campus.

  • March 20 CIO Breakfast Gallery
  • May 16 CIO Breakfast Gallery
  • September 11-12 Annual CIO Solutions Gallery Showcase
  • December 4 CIO Breakfast Gallery

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Interhack Presents Case Study: Electronic Medical Records in Litigation

Computer science expert and Interhack Founder Matthew Curtin along with Greg Krabacher of Bricker & Eckler, LLP present Electronic Medical Records and Off Site Interface – Functional and Liability Concerns at the OSHRM 2012 Winter Conference on March 9th, 2012.

Columbus, OH—Computer science expert and Interhack Founder Matthew Curtin along with Greg Krabacher of Bricker & Eckler, LLP present Electronic Medical Records and Off Site Interface – Functional and Liability Concerns at the OSHRM 2012 Winter Conference on March 9th, 2012. 

The right interdisciplinary team can make you confident in the defensibility of your response. Litigation counsel can help you understand the context of your work. A computer expert who may be called to testify and to defend the method can help you to understand how to facilitate getting the right people in place. 

Curtin and Krabacher introduce a case study—litigation involving complex data, in this case electronic medical records. Will a printout of the record suffice? Is a production of the raw data necessary? How can searches be performed to the satisfaction of the court? Using the case study, Curtin and Krabacher walk the attendees step by step through the process by identifying these critical issues and working through them. 

The OSHRM Winter Conference is hosted by the Blackwell Center at the Ohio State University.

Schedule An Interhack Program in Your Organization

Interhack delivers presentations for CLE and CJE credit. If you would like to schedule an Interhack presentation in your association or law firm, please contact us for rates and availability.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs, and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.

Joseph Re Joins Interhack Corporation

Interhack is pleased to welcome Joseph Re Jr. who joins Interhack as an Account Manager. Joe focuses on matching the needs of corporate clients to Interhack’s expertise in the areas of information assurance and incident response.

Columbus, OH—Interhack is pleased to welcome Joseph Re Jr. to the firm. Joe joined Interhack in March 2012. He is responsible for business development. Joe primarily focuses on matching the needs of corporate clients to Interhack’s expertise in the areas of information assurance and incident response.

Joe brings more than a decade of experience successfully generating revenue through the development of long-term client relationships centered on technology-based products and services. At Interhack, he helps clients to apply Interhack's deep technological expertise in programs to increase their capability to respond to data incidents defensibly. 

Before joining Interhack, Joe made his career on Wall Street by joining Jefferies & Company’s nascent Investment Technology Group (ITG).  As a Senior Vice President for Institutional Sales & Trading, Joe was primarily responsible for client relationship management.  In that role, he worked to provide value to clients through products and services that were always designed and offered in a way that aligned the company's interests strictly with those of its clients.

About Interhack

Interhack aids executives and attorneys facing challenges and opportunities involving the use of information. We perform security assessments, provide incident response programs and services to work with data in legal proceedings. Our work is used to find the right questions to ask and the best answers science can provide. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Interhack supports clients nationwide. Additional information about Interhack is available at web.interhack.com.