Courtney's career began in the United States Navy in 2000 as a Cryptologic Technician. Additionally, she worked in the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency conducting Certification and Accreditation evaluations, COMSEC Monitoring, and also worked at Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) as an imaging specialist with a focus in Mobile Forensics for approximately five years. Courtney is a Paraben Certified Handheld Examiner. Furthermore, she has offered litigation support with regards to criminal cases, and has been certified in a Court of Law as an expert witness.