Jonah Kang, Junior Consultant, Forensics

Background

Jonah Kang did not stumble into cybersecurity. He chased it. Competing in Capture the Flag competitions. like the National Cyber League while studying at the University of Southern California, he was drawn to the problem-solving, the precision, and the stakes. Digital forensics was the natural next step, and iDS was where he wanted to do it.

As a Junior Forensic Consultant, Jonah conducts forensic imaging, ESI preservation, data management, and the analysis of digital evidence. He has built particular depth in trade secret misappropriation cases, leading Employee Risk Assessments and working with tools including Magnet Axiom, FTK Imager, and Cellebrite UFED.

What keeps him sharp is the work itself. Jonah is genuinely interested in how forensic tools function, how they can be tested and improved, and how better tooling leads to better results for clients. That curiosity shows up in how he works.

“What I appreciate most about iDS is that we are truly a team focused on our client’s goals and success. Everyone works hard to incorporate our workflow with our client’s workflow so that we can produce the best results together.”

A Los Angeles native, Jonah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence and Cyber Operations from the University of Southern California. He brings the same competitive instinct that drove him through CTF competitions to every investigation he takes on at iDS.

What is at stake

The earlier you understand the evidence, the better the decisions that follow.

The evidence is abundant. But volume is not access. Access is not understanding. And understanding is not an expert opinion.

Increasingly, evidence is buried across devices, applications, databases, cloud systems, transactions, and other complex sources. It must be found, preserved, made accessible, understood, and interpreted in the context of the matter. And when expert testimony is required, that understanding must support an independent, defensible opinion.

When important evidence surfaces late, assumptions may already have become strategy. When it is identified, tested, and understood early, your team can build its strategy around what can actually be shown. This isn’t just for trial. It is also for TROs, letters rogatory, discovery requests, subpoenas, depositions, summary judgment, mediation, and arbitration.

You bring the legal expertise. We bring the evidence expertise.

iDS combines technical, analytical, and subject-matter expertise to help you move from evidence to understanding, and, when necessary, from understanding to opinion and testimony.

You know the law. We help you know the evidence.