MSAB announced the appointment of Adam Firman as Tech Evangelist. With an impressive track record of working in Law Enforcement with multiple digital forensics solutions for 15 years and as a tech sales representative within MSAB for three years, Firman brings plenty of knowledge and experience to this role, says Joel Bollö, CEO of MSAB. In the role of Tech Evangelist, Firman will be MSAB's industry evangelist and thought leader.

His extensive experience and knowledge in digital forensics will contribute to a greater awareness and knowledge for law enforcement agencies. Firman will ensure that customers' needs are incorporated into MSAB's forward-looking product strategy and thus further strengthen the company's position as a global leader in digital forensics. Stakeholders will now be provided with the latest digital forensics innovations through podcasts, blogs, tweets, guides, reports, and speaker sessions at major global events, and more.

Prior to joining MSAB in 2019, Firman was a police officer for 15 years with Suffolk Constabulary whereby he served in the joint Digital Forensic Unit (DFU) as a Digital Forensic Analyst. During his time working in Law Enforcement Firman supported Frontline personnel, Forensic Specialists, Digital Investigators, Criminal Intelligence Analysts, and the DFU by creating automation scripts to help expedite digital investigations. At the DFU, the team successfully solved hundreds of crimes ranging from CSAM (child sexual abuse materials), hacking, crypto currency, fraud, and many other crime types.

Firman has sound experience of ISO 17025 industry standards and has been a certified trainer since 2014. Firman has also presented frequently at global industry events on Digital Forensic issues, Mobile Application Parsing, Drug offences and child sexual exploitation cases and has given evidence at some of the UK's high-profile courts as an expert witness.