Built by investigators. Focused on evidence, security and results.
Digital Shield Inc. combines hands-on investigative experience with advanced digital forensics, eDiscovery, cybersecurity, incident response and professional technical training for government, law enforcement, legal and commercial clients.
Technical expertise grounded in investigative reality.
Digital Shield was established to help organizations solve complex problems involving electronic evidence, cyber incidents, litigation data and specialized investigations. Our work is designed around defensible methods, repeatable processes and clear findings that can be understood by investigators, attorneys, executives and technical teams.
Digital Shield supports matters ranging from individual-device examinations to enterprise eDiscovery collections, cloud investigations, mobile-device acquisitions, incident response, data recovery, cryptocurrency tracing, vulnerability assessments, litigation support and international training engagements.
Our clients include government agencies, law-enforcement organizations, corporations, law firms, forensic laboratories and technology partners. Engagements may be performed remotely, onsite or through a blended approach depending on the evidence source, legal requirements and operational needs.
One technical partner across the evidence lifecycle
- Digital forensic collection, preservation, examination and reporting
- Mobile device acquisition and analysis
- Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and cloud eDiscovery
- Incident response, insider-threat and data-exfiltration investigations
- Cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations
- Litigation support and expert technical consulting
- Vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
- Instructor-led, custom and on-demand forensic training
- Forensic software, hardware and implementation support
Joseph Church
Joseph Church is the President and Founder of Digital Shield Incorporated. His background combines law-enforcement and investigative experience with digital forensics, cybersecurity, litigation support, technical training and the practical use of forensic technology in real investigations.
Before founding and expanding Digital Shield, Church worked as a detective responsible for crimes involving electronic evidence, including hacking and advanced computer intrusions. That investigative foundation shaped Digital Shield’s evidence-first approach: understand the legal and investigative objective, preserve the relevant data, apply appropriate forensic methods, document the process and communicate the findings clearly.
Over the course of his career, Church has supported private-sector, state, federal and international matters; provided litigation and forensic consulting; developed and delivered technical training; worked with major forensic technology vendors; and supported testimony and courtroom-facing evidence issues.
Leadership philosophy: Digital Shield is built around practical technical capability—not simply selling a tool or producing a report. The objective is to help clients understand what the evidence shows, how it was obtained, and how it can be used to make better investigative, legal and security decisions.
Experience that translates from the lab to the courtroom, boardroom and classroom.
Evidence Focused
Collection and analysis workflows are designed around integrity, documentation and defensibility.
Operationally Practical
Recommendations are built for real investigations, legal matters and security operations—not theoretical exercises.
Technology Independent
Our team works across multiple forensic and investigative platforms so the method can fit the matter.
Training Driven
We transfer knowledge to client teams through practical, hands-on instruction and customized course development.
Built to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Government & Law Enforcement
Digital evidence, cybercrime, mobile forensics, cryptocurrency investigations, technical training and investigative technology support.
Law Firms & Legal Teams
eDiscovery collections, forensic examinations, preservation, expert consulting, litigation support and defensible technical reporting.
Corporate & Security Teams
Incident response, insider-threat investigations, data-loss analysis, security assessments, cloud collections and forensic readiness.
Have an investigation, litigation matter or training requirement?
Talk directly with Digital Shield about the technical objective, evidence sources and best path forward.