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Bring your expertise to the SPIN network

SPIN is building a network of independent cyber investigators and forensic specialists across different areas of cybersecurity, cyber investigation and digital forensics.

The network is intended to make professional cyber-investigation and forensic expertise more accessible to individuals, businesses, institutions and legal professionals while providing specialists with a structured institutional framework through which appropriate assignments may be undertaken.

If you have relevant professional expertise and are interested in being considered for the SPIN network, we invite you to express your interest.

Recruitment Focus

Who are we looking for?

SPIN is looking for independent cyber investigators, digital-forensic specialists and allied professionals with relevant investigative or forensic expertise.

SPIN would consider professionals working in areas of:

Cybercrime and Online Incident Investigation.
Digital Forensics — Computer, Mobile, Device & Storage Media.
Digital Evidence Acquisition, Preservation and Chain of Custody.
Digital Media, Deepfake and Synthetic-Content Forensics.
Malware, Ransomware, Spyware and Cryptojacking Investigation.
Email, Phishing and Account-Compromise Investigation.
Social-Media, Cyberstalking and Online Harassment Investigation.
Identity Theft, Impersonation and Fake-Profile Investigation.
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Digital Footprint Investigation.
Digital Exposure, Credential and Deep-web / Dark-Web Monitoring.
Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Intelligence.
Online Financial Fraud, Digital Payment and Trading-Fraud Investigation.
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Crypto-Crime Investigation.
Account, Device, Wallet and Digital-Asset Recovery Assistance.
Corporate Cyber-Incident Investigation.
Corporate Impersonation, Brand Abuse and Domain Investigation.
Intellectual Property, Piracy and Unauthorised Digital-Distribution Investigation.
Cyber Extortion, Sextortion, Grooming and Sensitive-Content Investigation.
Civil, Criminal and Corporate Digital-Forensic Investigation Support.
Electronic Evidence, Litigation Support and Digital Forensic Expert Opinion.
Digital Asset Discovery, Digital Estate and Legacy Investigation.
Platform Account Transfer, Closure and Memorialisation Assistance.
Incident Response, Reporting and Evidence Documentation.
Eligibility

Who may express interest?

Professionals who may be relevant to the SPIN network include:

  • Independent cyber investigators.
  • Freelance digital-forensic specialists.
  • Cybersecurity professionals with investigation expertise.
  • Electronic-evidence specialists.
  • Forensic practitioners.
  • Specialists with niche technical capabilities relevant to SPIN's service portfolio.

Please note: Submission of an expression of interest does not itself constitute empanelment with SPIN.

Operating Model

What does joining the SPIN Network mean?

Professional independence within a common operating framework

SPIN investigators and forensic specialists operate as independent professionals while undertaking assignments allocated through the platform.

SPIN provides an organisational framework intended to support:

  • Structured case onboarding.
  • Expertise-based case allocation.
  • Case monitoring.
  • Professional and ethical requirements.
  • Confidentiality and data-protection expectations.
  • Appropriate forensic practices.
  • Quality assurance of investigation outputs.
  • Grievance and escalation mechanisms.
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE

The specialist remains professionally independent when conducting the technical investigation or preparing technical findings.

Benefits

Why join SPIN?

Access to Relevant Assignments

Suitable specialists may be considered for cases aligned with their professional expertise.

Institutional Framework

Work is undertaken within SPIN's defined operational and service-assurance framework.

Multi-Disciplinary Network

Specialists become part of a wider network of independent cyber investigators and forensic professionals.

Structured Case Coordination

SPIN supports case onboarding, allocation, monitoring and relevant coordination.

Professional Visibility

Empanelled investigators may be presented through SPIN's investigator network, subject to applicable SPIN processes and approval.

Empanelment

How the Empanelment Process works

STEP 1
Express Interest
Submit your professional details, experience and areas of expertise.
STEP 2
Candidature Review
SPIN reviews the information and supporting credentials submitted.
STEP 3
Verification and Evaluation
The candidate may undergo SPIN's applicable verification, capability and suitability assessment.
STEP 4
Empanelment Decision
Suitable candidates may be approved for inclusion in the SPIN investigator network.
STEP 5
Case Allocation
Empanelled specialists may be considered for relevant assignments based on expertise, case requirements, availability, geography where relevant, and potential conflicts of interest.
Documentation

Information you may be asked to provide

Depending on the skills and competence claimed in the Expression of Interest, candidates may be asked to provide:

  • Professional profile / CV.
  • Areas of technical expertise.
  • Qualifications, certifications.
  • Relevant professional experience, geographic location / operational availability, languages.
  • Professional references.
  • Identity / professional verification information.
  • Declarations relating to conflicts of interest, confidentiality or professional conduct.
  • Sample or evidence of prior work — only those samples that are sanitized and lawfully sharable will be expected to be submitted.
  • Other supporting information required by SPIN.
Standards

Professional Expectations

Empanelled investigators and forensic specialists are expected to operate in accordance with applicable SPIN requirements relating to:

Professional Integrity
Assignments should be undertaken objectively and responsibly.
Confidentiality
Client and case information must be treated in accordance with applicable confidentiality and data-protection requirements.
Conflict of Interest
Actual or potential conflicts should be disclosed and appropriately managed.
Forensic Discipline
Relevant digital evidence should be handled using appropriate forensic practices.
Professional Independence
Technical findings and professional opinions should reflect the specialist's independent professional judgement.
Quality of Deliverables
Investigation and forensic outputs should meet applicable professional and SPIN quality requirements.
Case Allocation

How cases would be allocated to you

Empanelment does not guarantee assignment of cases.

Where a case is available, allocation may depend on:

  • Relevance of the specialist's expertise.
  • Nature and complexity of the case.
  • Required forensic specialisation.
  • Availability.
  • Geographic requirements, where relevant.
  • Absence of conflicting interests.
  • Other case-specific considerations.
During an Engagement

Your role during an Assignment

When allocated a matter, the investigator or forensic specialist is responsible for performing the agreed technical work independently and professionally.

Depending on the engagement, this may involve:

  • Reviewing relevant information.
  • Examining digital evidence.
  • Conducting investigation or forensic analysis.
  • Documenting findings.
  • Preparing technical outputs.
  • Communicating technical requirements or limitations.
  • Complying with applicable confidentiality and evidence-handling requirements.

SPIN provides the organisational framework around the engagement through case onboarding, monitoring, coordination, quality assurance and escalation, where applicable.

Expression of Interest

Interested in joining the SPIN Network?

Tell us about your professional expertise. If your experience aligns with SPIN's areas of investigation and digital forensics, submit your details for consideration.

Apply to join SPIN – Submit Expression of Interest
Important to know
  • Submission of an application does not guarantee empanelment.
  • Empanelment does not guarantee case allocation.
  • Case assignments depend on the nature of available work and relevant expertise.
  • Specialists remain responsible for the professional integrity of their technical work.
  • SPIN may require additional information or verification before empanelment.