| Contact Information | |
| Name: | James Hardy |
| Email: | angiejim (at) bigfoot (dot) com [email concealed] |
| Location: | Blackwood, , United Kingdom |
| Resume | |
| Position/Title: | Forensics Engineer |
| Resume: |
James Jude Hardy Information Security Manager NHS24 Clyde Contact Centre 5th Floor Golden Jubilee National Hospital Beardmore Street Clydebank G81 4HX 22 Rogerhill Gait Blackwood S. Lanarkshire ML11 9RX Home: 01555 890 407 Mobile: 0774 2817 144 Email: angiejim.hardy (at) btinternet (dot) com [email concealed] Work Tel: 0141 435 7374 Personal Information Marital status: Married with 2 children Nationality: British Age: 42 Objective Multi-skilled, highly qualified, highly trained INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SECURITY specialist with 24 years experience in criminal & security investigations, policy/compliance management, auditing and computer forensics, obtained whilst serving in the Royal Air Force Police. Worked in Germany, N. Ireland and Belgium. Self motivated with good communication, highly adaptable with excellent presentation and management skills. Additionally works well in a team. Conversant with ACPO- Guidelines to Computer Evidence, UK Information Technology Security Evaluation and Certification scheme (ITSEC); Government memorandum directives for IT security, BS 7799 Code of Practice for information Security Management, Computer Mis-use Act, Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information act and JSP440. Trade/Professional Qualifications Encase Computer Forensic Qualified (Advance Level) Guidance Software Inc – Liverpool – April 2005. Forensic Computing Foundation Course - Royal Military Collage of Science - Shrivenham – May 2004. Encase Forensic Intelligence Model Course - Guidance Software Inc – Liverpool – May 2004. Encase Internet & E-mail Examination Course - Guidance Software Inc – Liverpool – March 2004. Windows 2000 Security Course – Learning Tree International (LTI) – London – 2003. Managing Active Directory – FDDI, Leuven, Belgium – 2003. Intro to Win2K WorkStation/Server – FDDI, Leuven, Belgium – 2003. ‘Cybercops’ Computer Forensic Course (Basic) – Digital Intelligence - 2002. Encase Computer Forensic Qualified (Intermediate Level) Guidance Software Inc – Liverpool – April 2002. Intrusion Detection & CyberForensic Course – Electronic Warfare Agency – Maidenhead Nov 01. National Investigative Interview Course. Royal Air Force Police Computer Security Course, Phases I & II. Royal Air Force Police Counter Intelligence Course. General Service & Trade Management Training Course. Service Police Tape Recorded Interview Assimilation Course. Security Services Counter Eavesdropping & Physical Building Protection Courses. Certified Unix System Professional – LTI. Certified System & Network Security Professional – LTI. Certified TCP/IP Professional – LTI. Certified Windows NT System & Networks Professional – LTI. Certified Internetworking Professional – LTI. Certified PC Support and Configuration Professional – LTI. Additionally, completed 21 LTI Computer courses, covering NT4 Security, Unix Security, Internetworking/Internet Security and Networking/Communications Security - 1996-2000. Education ‘H’ Level – Woodwork. GCSE – Maths. GCSE – English. ‘O’ Level – Biology. ‘O’ Level – Anatomy, Physiology & Health. ‘O’ Level – Art. ‘O’ Level – Woodwork. Work experience 2005 – To Date, Information Security Manager with NHS 24. Currently responsible for all NHS 24 sites in Scotland with setting up BS7799 compliance; in addition to instilling security awareness program for all NHS 24 staff. Other duties include investigation of security and criminal activity on NHS 24 networks, developing IT security policies/procedures, conducting risk assessment/management reports for CEOs. Responsible for email/content monitoring in addition to full IT security network auditing. 2003 – 2005, Member of a small team of Computer Forensic Examiners/Investigators globally responsible for the investigation and retrieval of digital evidence from RAF/MOD/privately owned computer systems and mobile phones used for or involved in a wide spectrum of serious criminal and/or security breaches, including investigation of child pornography and highly sensitive military intelligence. In addition assisting Civil Police and OGAs with computer related crime. Regular presentations to various RAF IT/Police bodies including senior officers/VIPs. 2000 – 2003, Computer Security Specialist at NATO’s Military Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Belgium. Responsible for all aspects of computer security within SHAPE, including Infrastructure security controls and non-technical security controls. Involved in Policy and Compliance Management of 3 major NATO networks within SHAPE, including Email Content Management controls of Inter/Intranets, (3000+ users). The prevention, detection of security breaches against security policies. Effectively communicate computer security briefings to senior officers and civilian personnel from multi-national backgrounds. Assisting in the development of SHAPE and NATO Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Liaising with NATO military and civilian agencies in the development and implementation of NATO wide security policies. 1996 – 2000, Number 591 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force Digby. Management of an IT Security Health Check Team (ITSHC). An extensive rolling program of network controls compliance against the Royal Air Force’s major LAN/WAN systems within the UK and during deployed overseas operations. The ITSHC are carried out against multiple operating systems, including both NT4 & Unix. Their purpose is to ensure that systems are being operated in accordance with current company policies. Known system vulnerabilities and flaws within system configurations are detected. This included the checking of National Critical Infrastructures. Effectively communicate with the system’s divisional IT Managers and their colleagues with up to date computer security education. Assisting with the development of Royal Air Force CERT and service wide policies in respect of conducting system configuration and vulnerability checking, audit trail analysis, system penetration testing and computer software licensing & control. 1991 – 1996, Royal Air Force Provost & Security Services (Scotland) Royal Air Force Turnhouse (91-95) RAF Buchan (95-96). Counter Intelligence & Computer Security Specialist for all RAF Units within Scotland with the responsibility for conducting investigations and surveys of a security nature. Liaising with civilian Police authorities to devise and implement security measures for the protection of VVIP/VIPs, ‘high ranking’ RAF personnel, and their equipment; security documentation on and off units. Advising executive officers on the minimum standards required for the protection of all classified information and materials. Security clearance Developed Vetting (DV) Interests and activities Maintain excellent health. Interests include most sports especially Skiing, running, wall climbing & weight training. Also enjoy gardening, cooking, reading, cinema and travelling. Other Relevant Information Non-smoker. Full clean driving licence. DV Security Cleared |