We were lucky to catch up with Alvey Matlock recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Alvey, thanks for joining us today. One deeply underappreciated facet of being a service provider is the kind of crazy stuff that happens from time to time. It could be anything from a disgruntled client attacking an employee or waking up to find out a celebrity gave you a shoutout on TikTok – the sudden, unexpected hits (both positive and negative) make the profession both exhilarating and exhausting. Can you share one of your craziest stories?

To put this into context, there are many stories I can share related to the investigative forensics I do on a daily bases. These cases, the people and technology involved all have very unique stories with some incredible findings and very tragic in some cases. They are stories I can share to learn from and tells of caution related to human nature and their use of technology. My background is in technology, investigative forensics corporate, military, law enforcement and finally private consulting. These stories include distracted driving killing 3 generations of a family, stored of data theft and insider threats to corporations, tells of false allegations proven to be false or true in some cases that either freed a individual or sent them through our judicial system.

Alvey, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Alvey Matlock is a seasoned digital forensics incident response, and cybersecurity expert with a proven track record of investigative success and contributions to the fields of digital forensics, incident response, and cybersecurity. He specializes in computer forensics, mobile device forensics, cloud-hosted ESI, and cyber investigations, with expertise spanning iOS and Android platforms, Microsoft products, and Apple hardware ecosystems. Over his career, Alvey has forensically imaged and analyzed virtually every iOS and Android firmware version released to the consumer market.
With extensive experience supporting criminal investigations, civil litigation, criminal defense, and corporate investigations. Alvey has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants, which provides him with a well-rounded perspective and enhances credibility as a balanced, unbiased expert during expert testimony. Alvey has led and contributed to complex cases involving fraud, data theft, employee misconduct, hacking, malware analysis, wire transfer fraud, and cybersecurity incidents.
His corporate casework includes high-stakes matters such as financial fraud, IP theft, ransomware, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract disputes, and insurance-related investigations into distracted driving involving commercial and private vehicles. Alvey’s experience includes software analysis, user and application usage across diverse platforms. Worked on cases involving source code theft, routine computer/server application activity, and highly specialized operational technology (OT) environments—such as PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.
Alvey’s unique blend of law enforcement, corporate, military, academic, and public safety IT, and criminal defense experience has been integral to his success in both the public and private sectors. Since entering the digital forensics field during the emergence of first-generation smartphones, Alvey has consistently delivered actionable insights through expert witness testimony, forensic collections, behavioral analysis, and technical consulting.
In his law enforcement career, Alvey supervised technical teams, managed a digital forensics lab, and collaborated with federal, state, and local agencies as a Computer Crimes Investigator. He has testified as a digital forensics expert in state and federal courts, authored expert reports and affidavits, and executed undercover online operations.
Since transitioning from law enforcement in 2017, Alvey has remained committed to the community by volunteering digital forensics expertise, services and resources to Oklahoma law enforcement agencies.
With over 20 years of information technology and cybersecurity leadership, Alvey has designed and implemented secure IT infrastructures for both corporate and public safety environments. His technical proficiencies include Microsoft systems, Exchange, SQL, VMware, Cisco solutions, and a wide range of cybersecurity technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and endpoint security tools.

Have you ever had to pivot?

Starting a business with a partner, findings a mentor to help me understand how to run a business and that most partnerships will fail and how to recovery.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

Training, integrity, the ability to embrace uncomfortable situations and learn to thrive in these environments that challenge you and your skillsets and force growth on multiple levels.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://guardian-forensics.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvey-matlock-7960649/