Dr. Ronald Menold, the Director of Cybersecurity Services of COSECURE, and ancillary business of Cozen O’Connor, brings deep knowledge gathered along his 24-year career as a Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Ronald was the Director of the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory (NJRCFL) for 7 years, where he also served as an FBI-certified Digital Forensic Examiner and an FBI Certified Laboratory Director. While at the FBI, Ronald was on the Field Engineering Board and helped design one of the largest operational computer networks used by the FBI on a daily basis.
Ronald holds a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification from (ISC)2 and EC-Council respectively. He also holds multiple SANS/GIAC certifications including GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), and GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM). Due to his exemplary performance on the certification examinations, Ronald is also a member of the invitation-only GIAC Advisory Board.
Ronald earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and a Doctorate in Computer and Information Security. He is also an adjunct professor, teaching graduate classes in Digital Forensics at a well-regarded U.S. university.