Simon Smith

General Specialties:

Computing & Computers

Specialty Focus:

Social Media, analysis of digital evidence, Software, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security

Education:

Graduate Certificate in Information Technology and Strategic Management Graduate Certificate in Information Technology and Sustainability Graduate Certificate in Telecommunications Graduate Certificate in Digital Education Advanced Diploma of Cyber Security Advanced Diploma of Integrated Risk Management Advanced Diploma of Program Management Diploma of Government Investigations Diploma of Security and Risk Management Microsoft Technology Associate Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (App Builder) Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Analytics, Mobility) Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (UWP, Web Applications, Windows 10, SQL) EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker EC Council Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator EC Council Certified Chief Information Security Officer EC Council Certified Network Defense Architect Certified Fraud Examiner Identity Management Institute Certified Access Management Specialist AccessData Certified Examiner OSForensics certification CSU IT Masters Certificate in Digital Forensics PRINCE2 practitioner ITIL foundation ISACA COBIT5 SCRUM and Professional Scrum Master Certified Checkpoint Certified Security Master (CCSM) Registered Apple App Store developer Registered Google Play developer Australian Cyber Security Centre partner (JCSC)

Years in Practice:

25

Number of cases in the last 4 years:

150

Simon Smith is an independent expert witness and digital forensic investigator with more than two decades of experience in information technology, cybersecurity and software development and engineering. His career began in programming and systems analysis, where he worked across full software development life cycles, database design, API and SDK integration and complex enterprise systems. He later founded an international software development business and created commercial software used in medical and legal industries.

Simon expanded into forensic investigation and cybersecurity, combining technical depth with formal investigation training. He developed strong capability in digital forensics, cybercrime investigations, blockchain analysis, mobile device forensics, AI & artificial intelligence, cyber stalking investigations and carriage service offences. His work includes analysing encrypted platforms, reverse engineering software behaviour and conducting detailed examinations of digital evidence. He provides independent expert reports that have been tendered in many civil and criminal matters and often formally accepted into evidence, and he has appeared in court as an expert witness.

He has expertise in interpreting telecommunications cell tower evidence, including Call Data Records (CDRs), SMS logs, cell tower locations, and Event-Based Metadata (EBM). His reports have helped courts understand the limits and reliability of mobile network records and correct common misinterpretations around timing and location.

He also has deep experience with wearable technology, multimedia content, and secure messaging platforms such as Threema, ANØM, ANOM, Session, EncroChat, SnapChat, Kik, Ghost, Cypher, SkyECC, Phantom Secure, Wickr, Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, Conversations.im (XMPP), and custom OMEMO-encrypted XMPP systems.

His cybersecurity services include incident response, data breach investigations, and recovery support to minimise disruption and secure digital assets and cryptocurrency in Family Law proceedings.

He has extensive background in software engineering disputes, systems architecture, mobile and network forensics, email and telecommunications evidence, complex cyber fraud matters, scam, blockchain, digital currency & crypto matters. Simon’s practice focuses on clear, accurate and technically rigorous analysis to support fair and reliable outcomes in legal and investigative contexts..