EXPERIENCE
Experience across evidence, security and technology.
AploIQ is led by Nikolaos Sarantinos. His background is in eDiscovery, digital forensics, information security, investigations, data analysis, programming and technical delivery, built in international consulting.
Professional background
Before founding AploIQ, Nikolaos worked in international consulting and assurance on complex eDiscovery, digital-evidence, information-security and investigation matters.
LinkedIn profileWhere that experience is applied
Evidence and eDiscovery
Deciding what has to be collected, planning how it is preserved, and documenting the decisions well enough that they can be explained afterwards.
Security and data protection
Establishing what technical records do and do not show about an event, and preparing sensitive-data analysis for breach and data-subject work.
Governance, risk and controls
Turning findings into control changes, clear ownership and remediation that can be tracked through to completion.
Technology, data and automation
Building the data handling, analysis and workflow tooling a matter needs, instead of working around whatever a general-purpose tool happens to allow.
Selected research
Nikolaos co-authored “Forensic Malware Analysis: The Value of Fuzzy Hashing Algorithms in Identifying Similarities,” presented at IEEE TrustCom/BigDataSE/ISPA 2016. The paper compared fuzzy and cryptographic hashing approaches for identifying similarities between malware samples.
Publication recordTechnical work, not only advice
AploIQ performs the analysis and technical work in its agreed scope. Deliverables state what the available material supports — and what it does not.
Typical engagement formats
Establish the facts
A defined technical question inside an agreed scope: what the data shows, how it was obtained, and what remains unknown.
Review findings produced elsewhere
A second technical review of another party’s analysis: what the evidence supports, where conclusions go beyond it, and what additional work could resolve the difference.
Make it repeatable
Where the same work keeps recurring, turn it into a documented process with the tooling and controls to run it consistently.
Experience focused on the matter
Each engagement starts with the question that needs to be answered and the outcome the client needs. AploIQ defines the scope, responsibilities and work product around that need, then applies the relevant technical, investigative and advisory experience to deliver a clear, usable result.
How AploIQ delivers
AploIQ combines direct senior involvement with carefully selected specialist support when a matter requires additional expertise, language, location or capacity. The initial team and roles are agreed before work begins; any later change is disclosed and agreed in advance.
Contact
Start with the matter.
Send a short note: what the matter is about, the timing, the jurisdiction, and the decision, deadline or work product you need support with. We agree a handling route before any evidence or sensitive information is exchanged.