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BACKGROUND
It is important to understand that Computer Forensics is not just looking around in a computer. There are very specific protocols for preserving the data as evidence, recovering data that was destroyed purposely or not. In addition, there are data files that are created during normal operation of the operating system or of an application program that individuals usually don't realize exist. These intricacies require an expert.

Even above average computer consultants will most likely miss evidence or cause evidence to be destroyed resulting in inadmissability of the material in a legal proceeding. Training as a systems administrator or systems engineer without a background in evidence and procedure is generally inadequate.

No one is an expert in all types of computers. If a computer system is not in our area of expertise, we will locate an the correct specialist. Then as project managers, we will supervise the entire process to ensure that industry standards and evidentiary requirements are maintained.

We are Your Computer Forensics Expert!


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Electronic/Computer Forensics Did You Know?

Deleted computer files can be recovered?

Computer Forensic Analysis can reveal:

What web sites have been visited?
What files were been downloaded?
File creation, access and modification dates?
Attempts to conceal and destroy evidence or data?
Data fabricate attempts?
Original electronic documents can contain text that were removed from the printed version?

Databases & Accounting Systems
Databases and accounting systems often track the user making changes and the changes being made. A skilled Computer Forensics Expert can often back track and re-create the transactions, dates and times that changed the database or accounting information.

Faxes:
Some fax machines can contain exact duplicates of the last several hundred pages received?
Faxes sent or received via computer may remain indefinitely on the computer?

Email:
People tend to write things in email that they would never consider writing in a memorandum or letter?
Email has been used sucessfully in criminal cases as well as civil litigation.
Email is often backed up on tapes that are generally kept for months or years?