Richard Peters is a cybersecurity and crypto asset forensic expert with over 25 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on six occasions.
Richard has been cross-examined at arbitration and litigation regarding cybersecurity, digital forensics, cryptocurrency investigations, incident response, and regulatory matters. He has produced expert reports on disputes with values of up to $60 million.
Richard has experience in cybersecurity breaches, security posture assessments, ransomware incidents, and crypto asset investigations. He has managed, performed, and delivered information technology security solutions, including technology risk management, auditing, security assessments, compliance assessments, attack-and-penetration testing services, and security analysis for domestic and international entities in the energy, technology, medical, financial, and manufacturing industries. Richard is knowledgeable in client and server environments, mainframes, databases, applications, and hardware, where he has provided PCI-related services, including PCI DSS assessments and Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) services.
Richard specialises in penetration testing, cybersecurity breach analysis, crypto tracing, and smart contract security assessments. He has designed, assessed, and tested against multiple security standards and frameworks, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001/27002, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST CSF and 800 series). Richard has used his considerable penetration testing experience in both the applications, networks, and hardware space and the crypto asset, currency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) space for forensics and security assessments.
Richard is a TRM accredited as a Crypto Compliance Specialist, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Certified Investigator, and Crypto Fundamentals Certification. He is also a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner, a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, a Qualified Security Assessor, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Richard is a platinum-level member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, a member of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
