Dan is the Global Head of EDiscovery at
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When in-house IT staff are not trained on evidentiary procedures related to the collection, analysis, and production of digital data the following results adverse inference, sanctions, irretrievable loss of key evidence, and more. At a time when digital evidence is a prominent factor in investigations and litigation, companies must rely on knowledgeable experts.
LECG electronic discovery experts offer broad data and media forensic services handling virtually all types of media. Our services are integrated with other disciplines including compliance oversight and risk mitigation. We use only cutting-edge digital tools. We don't just follow industry best practices. We help create them.
With the expense and resources required in digital forensic analysis, do you think that it is more or less likely that more forensic examination will be outsourced to private companies in the future?
With an emphasis on 'in house' training and a requirement for knowledgeable experts in the CS field to you think the Universities in the UK and Ireland are doing enough to address the skills gap in the area of Computer Forensics?
The reason I ask is because I am currently studying a Masters in Security and Forensic Computing and we only have 1 module out of 12 based on Forensic Investigations.