Computer Forensics is the collection, preservation, analysis, and presentation of computer-related evidence. Computer evidence can be useful in criminal cases, civil disputes, and human resources/employment proceedings.

Far more information is retained on a computer than most people realize. It's also more difficult to completely remove information than is generally thought. For these reasons (and many more), computer forensics can often find evidence of, or even completely recover, lost or deleted information, even if it was intentionally deleted.

The search for ESI (electronically stored information) is commonly referred to as computer forensics, ediscovery, e-discovery, cyberforensics, and data discovery. This is the process in which electronic data is sought, located, and secured for the purpose of providing evidence. Data of all types can serve as evidence, including text, images, databases, e-mail, web sites, and even viruses and spyware.

What makes electronic data different from any other form of evidence is the fact that a copy created using the right tools is identical in every way and cannot be disputed. This makes data forensics evidence stronger and more secure than any other form of forensic science.

Data is everywhere. Computers are only the "tip of the iceberg". Any storage device could contain crucial evidence. So, a hard drive is always the storage device, right? Well, it's only one of many different types of storage media. Others include cell phones, digital cameras, PDA's, and more.

Many types of cases could benefit from discovery of electronic data:

•   Employment Disputes
•   Corporate Espionage
•   Class Action
•   Financial Crimes
•   Divorce
•   Family Law
•   Healthcare Fraud
•   Bankruptcy/ Receivership
•   Identity Theft
•   Child Custody

Documents aren't just stacks of paper anymore. The document you are reading was printed from digitally stored data. Did you know the digital file also contains every change that was made during its creation? Our Certified Computer Examiners have the tools and techniques to discover this information in most cases.

Our examiners strive to communicate technical information in non-technical terms, as well as logically understand the data being collected and how to apply it relevantly to our client's specific needs.

We can assist you in the analysis and recovery of

data related to intellectual property disputes,

employee misconduct investigations, disciplinary investigations, domestic/divorce cases and many other civil issues. We can only assist in cases that are civil in nature (non-criminal).

Additionally, we can recover data lost on digital electronic media as the result of destructive viruses and spyware, corrupted or damaged hard drives or from intentional or unintentional deletion of data. Media such as hard drives, recordable Compact Discs (CDs), DVDs, Flash Media, Compact

Flash, Zip Disks and Tape just to mention a few.