Al Hobbs

Guidance Software, Inc. provides digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their organization's data assets. The company was founded by Shawn H. McCreight in November 1997 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

The High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) is an organization that provides education and collaboration to its members for the prevention and investigation of high tech crimes. The non-profit company is based in Roseville, CA. As such, it aims to help all those in the high technology field by providing extensive information, education, collective partnerships, and mutual member benefits.