Don Paul Colcolough, Cissp, Cipp Email & Phone Number

Hilton Head Island, SC, US

• Serving as an instructor and a consultant for the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) focused on cyber crime and digital evidence subject matters for United States government, non-government (NGO's), and military.
• Training law enforcement investigators and prosecutors on complex Internet technologies and computer technologies and how they relate to computer crimes and digital evidence.
• Communicate highly complex computer, Internet and… Show more
• Communicate highly complex computer, Internet and forensic subject matters to diverse audiences with various technical capabilities. Show less

Perform technical assessments, penetration testing and ethical hacking on web-based applications, networks, mobile applications and other IT infrastructure for technology firms and educational resources to schools. Provide data security/privacy certifications for legal compliance with United States federal and state requirements (FERPA and COPPA) for.

• Serving as an instructor and a consultant for the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) focused on cyber crime and digital evidence subject matters for diverse domestic and international government.
• Training domestic and international law enforcement investigators and prosecutors on complex Internet technologies and computer technologies and how they relate to computer crimes and digital evidence.
• … Show more
• Communicate highly complex computer, Internet and forensic subject matters to diverse audiences with various technical capabilities. Show less

Washington, DC

• Promoted to oversee investigations and to develop cyber security countermeasures while continuing to handle all responsibilities of previously held role.
• Charged with continually improving security measures, privacy strategies, and policies and procedures.
• Directing all aspects of numerous IT security programs developed to support global law enforcement efforts.
• Engaged law enforcement in the U.S., the U.K., France, Australia, Germany, Canada, China, Latin America… Show more
• Engaged law enforcement in the U.S., the U.K., France, Australia, Germany, Canada, China, Latin America, and South America, as well as entities such as INTERPOL, the United Nations, and the G20.
• Currently working on a major project to develop an alert distribution system to pass critical information from alert issuing authorities to persons residing or traveling in targeted areas.

Dulles, VA

• Directed investigations of criminal abuse and security violations occurring within networks.
• As the organization’s chief technologist, provided expert testimony in over 300 federal, state, local, and military trials occurring in either the U.S. or within international legal systems.
• Oversaw involvement in high profile cases such as the 9/11/2001 investigation, the Columbine High School shootings, the Virginia Tech shootings, the DC sniper shootings, and several Presidential… Show more
• Oversaw involvement in high profile cases such as the 9/11/2001 investigation, the Columbine High School shootings, the Virginia Tech shootings, the DC sniper shootings, and several Presidential death threats.
• Liaised with domestic and international law enforcement professionals, government agencies, and forensic software providers regarding all aspects of computer crime and digital evidence concerns.
• Envisioned and created a revolutionary Image Detection and Filtering Process (IDFP) system that is now used industry-wide to proactively intercept child pornography and to report offenders to law enforcement. Show less

Dulles, VA

• Built AOL’s largest technology security team, overseeing and mentoring up to 50 network security personnel.
• Directed efforts to combat network and account intrusions, password/credit card solicitation schemes, Trojan Horse/virus distribution, intellectual property violations, child exploitation schemes, and ID theft.
• Developed security architecture and re-engineered processes to more effectively protect the network.
• Oversaw emergency preparedness and disaster… Show more
• Oversaw emergency preparedness and disaster recovery planning for security-related business segments.
• Served as the security point-of-contact for vendors providing programs to detect and remove malicious software, and served as the internal principal on virtually every aspect of corporate security.

Vienna, VA

• Created and oversaw the organization’s first network security team.
• Managed access control measures and security administration programs protecting 35 million AOL users.
• Devised security strategies to resolve password/credit card solicitation activities, as well as programs to resolve issues related to unauthorized intrusion into user accounts and AOL networks.
• Introduced countermeasures to eliminate the distribution of child pornography on company… Show more
• Introduced countermeasures to eliminate the distribution of child pornography on company networks.
• Developed procedures to combat several types of cyber crime, including network compromises, ID theft, and malicious software distribution.

Dulles, VA

• Conceptualized and developed countermeasures for all varieties of abuse initiated by end users.
• Created and implemented policies and procedures for the handling of illegal activities, as well as activities that were not illegal, but were against company user agreements.
• Implemented reporting mechanisms, monitored abuse occurrences, and periodically delivered statistical information to senior executives.
• Enacted programs that used proactive source code search engine… Show more
• Enacted programs that used proactive source code search engine tactics to eliminate hundreds of thousands of abuse complaints, virtually eliminating targeted abuse types. Show less

Bachelors, International Economics

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - (ISC)² License ID# 115186 Credential Domains: Access Control • Application.

Education record