Anastasia Malova

Anastasia is an Associate in FRA’s Forensic Technology team based in Paris. ​

Prior to joining FRA, Anastasia worked for two years as an investigator for a digital forensics expert witness. She was responsible for uncovering and presenting evidence on smartphones belonging to individuals suspected of serious crimes, while often leveraging OSINT sources in her investigations. Additionally, she served as a court-appointed sworn Russian translator, designated by the Court of Appeal of Paris.​

Anastasia holds a master's degree in Digital Law, Cyber Monitoring, Cyber Defense and Cybersecurity from the University of Franche-Comté (France), a program certified by ANSSI (the French National Cybersecurity Agency) for the quality of its technical training. During this program, she completed an apprenticeship as an assistant to the Data Protection Officer at a regional health agency, where she contributed to the protection of sensitive health data. In this role, she also assisted in drafting a legal defense brief for an administrative litigation case, which introduced her to complex case file structures and investigative reasoning. This combination of academic and hands-on experience provided her with a comprehensive understanding of digital law and public sector data governance.​

Anastasia has obtained the ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certification.