Aaron Alva
Technologist at Federal Trade Commission
Aaron Alva is a lawyer (not yours) and hacker who works as a technologist at the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology Research and Investigation (OTech). He was a recipient of the NSF CyberCorps scholarship for his joint Masters and JD work at the University of Washington. At the FTC, he explains technical issues to attorneys working on behalf of consumers, and conducts research on areas that impact us all. 

Before the FTC, Aaron conducted research on a variety of topics including cloud forensics, digital evidence admissibility, surgical robotics security, and more.
Federal Trade Commission
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Technologist
Federal Trade Commission
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Tech Policy Fellow
Microsoft
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MSR Intern working on international cybersecurity issues in Trustworthy Computing Security. 
- Completed a comprehensive analysis of national cybersecurity strategies. 
- Contributed to work related to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Redmond, WA
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Research Intern, Trustworthy Computing Security
Software Engineering Institute / CERT® at Carnegie Mellon University
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Researched cybersecurity legal issues within the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), CERT Cybersecurity & Resilience Measurement Center

Referred IEEE conference paper with CERT
Aaron Alva and Lisa Young, “L-SQUARE: Preliminary Extension of the SQUARE Methodology to Address Legal Compliance.” Paper presented at the 1st International Workshop on Evolving Security & Privacy Requirements Engineering (ESPRE), Karlskrona, Sweeden, (Aug. 2014).
Arlington, VA
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CERT Graduate Researcher
Cloud Security Alliance
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Facilitated global research projects at CSA including: Mobile Working Group; Big Data Working Group; SLA Working Group; and CSA/ISACA joint Cloud Market Maturity project. Also supported international standards development. 

Founding charter member, Incident Management & Forensics Working Group.
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Graduate Intern, Global Research
Intelius
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Created and implemented new methods to gather truth data for machine learning models used in the company's big data engine; Supported Chief Privacy Officer in privacy awareness outreach; Conducted quality analysis studies and assisted in producing new data quality metrics
Greater Seattle Area
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Summer Intern, Data Systems
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Contributed to cybersecurity research in the areas of insider threat, adaptive systems, predictive defense, continuous monitoring systems and more; Managed the Department of Energy Grassroots Cybersecurity Research & Development community wiki. [Worked at PNNL June 2007- August 2008; Summer 2009; Summer 2010]
Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area
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Technical/Business Student 4
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Infosec & privacy law

Student contributor to the Tech Policy Lab
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University of Washington School of Law
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Masters of Science
Specialization in Information Security / Information Assurance
Certificate in Information Security & Risk Management
Information Management
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University of Washington
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Major: Political Science | Minor: Secure Computing (Digital Forensics)
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University of Central Florida
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Cross-Device Tracking: Measurement and Disclosures
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETS)
https://www.petsymposium.org/2017/papers/issue2/paper29-2017-2-source.pdf
Aaron Alva and Lisa Young, “L-SQUARE: Preliminary Extension of the SQUARE Methodology to Address Legal Compliance.” Paper presented at the 1st International Workshop on Evolving Security & Privacy Requirements Engineering (ESPRE), Karlskrona, Sweeden, (IEEE, Aug. 2014).
L-SQUARE: Preliminary Extension of the SQUARE Methodology to Address Legal Compliance
1st International Workshop on Evolving Security & Privacy Requirements Engineering (ESPRE)
http://espre2014.org/accepted-papers/
Contributor
Mapping the Forensic Standard ISO/IEC 27037 to Cloud Computing
Cloud Security Alliance
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During the early days of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the Mubarak regime shut down all Egyptian Internet access with the exception of one service provider, Noor ADSL. Analysts have noted that President Mubarak, in attempting to restrict Internet access, suffered from the dictator’s digital dilemma, and have speculated that Noor’s exceptional treatment was due to its role as a telecommunications provider for the Egyptian Stock Exchange. This paper shows, through an analysis of events, that stock exchange connectivity could not have been the rationale for Noor’s continued services and that transaction cost economics, as described by North’s theory of the state, provides a more thorough explanation for Mubarak’s selective intervention with regard to Internet service. Decisions made during this series of events have implications beyond the Arab Spring. Insights are drawn from the particular case of Noor’s role in the Egyptian Revolution and, in the process, a model is developed for future examination of the general case of the potential for loss of critical Internet infrastructure service under authoritarian governments.
Political and Economic Implications of Authoritarian Control of the Internet
Critical Infrastructure Protection VII (Springer)
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-45330-4_1
Nicolai Kuntze, Carsten Rudolph, Hellen Schilling, Aaron Alva, Barbara Endicott-Popovsky. "Seizure of Digital Data and 'Selective Suppression' of Digital Evidence." Ninth Annual Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (SADFE) (2013).
Seizure of Digital Data and 'Selective Suppression' of Digital Evidence
Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (SADFE)
ABSTRACT: For the emerging field of cloud forensics, the development of validated and repeatable scientific processes for conducting cloud forensic investigations should include requirements that establish evidence collected as legally admissible. There is currently an uncertainty in the legal requirements for cloud forensics. Forensic investigations in the cloud introduce unique issues that must be addressed, and the legal environment of the cloud must be considered. The authors will detail the process in criminal cloud forensic investigations for commanding production from cloud providers including constitutional and statutory limitations, and the civil and criminal admissibility processes. Decisions in court cases rely on the authenticity and reliability of the evidence presented. Ensuring cases involving cloud forensics follow the proper legal process and requirements will be beneficial for validating evidence when presented in court. Further, understanding of legal requirements will aid in the research and development of cloud forensics tools to aid investigations.
Legal Process and Requirements for Cloud Forensic Investigations
Cybercrime and Cloud Forensics: Applications for Investigation Processes
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2197978
Norah Abokhodair and Aaron Alva. “Cyber Fratricide: A Literature Review.” Presented at the International Conference on Information Warfare (2012).
Cyber Fratricide: A Literature Review
International Conference on Information Warfare
Aaron Alva and Barbara Endicott-Popovsky. “Digital Evidence Education in Schools of Law.” 7th Annual Conference on Digital Forensics, Security, and Law (ADFSL) (2012).
Digital Evidence Education in Schools of Law
Conference on Digital Forensics, Security, and Law (ADFSL)
Aaron Alva, Scott David, Barbara Endicott-Popovsky. "Forensic Barriers: Legal Implications of Storing and Processing Information in the Cloud." Eighth Annual Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (SADFE) (2012).
Forensic Barriers: Legal Implications of Storing and Processing Information in the Cloud
Systematic Advances in Digital Forensics Engineering (SADFE)
Kuntze, Nicolai, Carsten Rudolph, Aaron Alva, Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, John Christiansen, Thomas Kemmerich. "On the Creation of Reliable Digital Evidence." Advances in Digital Forensics VIII. (2012).
On the Creation of Reliable Digital Evidence
Advances in Digital Forensics VIII
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National Science Foundation
CyberCorps Scholarship For Service
Highest honor awarded at University
University of Central Florida
Order of Pegasus
(ISC)²
752930
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
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Whittier, CA
Aaron Alva
Inspector for Hera Technologies
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Walla Walla, WA
Aaron Alva
Technology Consultant at Whitman College
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Argentina
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