Dr. Josiah Dykstra is a researcher and subject matter expert in computer network operations at the National Security Agency. He has spent the past 13 years as a practitioner and researcher in digital forensics, cloud computing, network security, penetration testing, and human factors. Josiah holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of one book and numerous research papers, and in 2017 he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He is a Fellow and speaker at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), an author/organizer at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS), and has spoken at RSA.
