Stephen Oakes
Supervisory Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Squad
Stephen Oakes is a Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the FBI Louisville Division's Cyber Squad. Prior to being in Louisville, SSA Oakes was assigned to the Cyber Initiative and Resource Fusion Unit (CIRFU) of the FBI, co-located with the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His first assignment was to the FBI Washington DC Division’s Criminal Cyber Squad. He has worked for the FBI the since 2005 and his experience includes investigations into cyber threats including computer intrusions, botnets, bullet-proof hosting, skimming, virtual currencies, and the underground economy. SA Oakes holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Georgetown College, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky School of Law, and a Master of Science in Information Technology from Carnegie Melon University.