e-discovery Archives - Forensic Focus

Maximizing e-Discovery Efficiency: A Forensic Consultant’s Take On The Benefits Of Ballistic Imager

9th July 2024

It’s no secret that e-discovery has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades. As a forensic examiner, expert witness, former instructor to law enforcement, licensed private investigator and author, with over 20 years of experience, I have witnessed

Frontline Managed Services’ Kyle Campbell on DFIR & E-Discovery Skills & Pathways

18th July 2022

Christa: Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, has always required some digital forensic skills as litigators prepare to present electronic data at trial. However, as technology evolves, likewise, the skills needed to identify, collect and analyze the data that’s most relevant to

Book Review: Forensic Data Collections 2.0

27th April 2022

As digital forensic practitioners, the proper collection of digital evidence in a forensic manner is second nature. In many cases, each of us has collected hundreds or even thousands of pieces of media and managed to keep intact the integrity

E-Discovery Business Takes New Approach to Collecting and Preparing Digital Evidence to Spur Growth

9th March 2022

Unique Wire assists service providers, corporations, law firms, and law enforcement agencies with identifying and understanding Digital Intelligence. Unique Wire, a digital forensics and e-discovery business focused on helping service providers, corporations, law firms, and law enforcement agencies, headquartered in

ICDF2C 2018 – Recap

19th May 20209th October 2018

This article is a recap of some of the main highlights from the ICDF2C conference 2018, which took place in New Orleans, LA, USA from the 10th-12th September. The program began on Monday 10th September with the usual welcome registration.

Opinion: Is ISO17025 The Right Standard For Digital Forensics?

22nd February 20233rd October 2018

by Rich2005 Standardisation is currently the subject of animated discussion among digital forensic examiners worldwide. In this opinion piece, Rich2005 looks at the challenges of the ISO17025 standard for digital forensics and why it might not be the best choice

Word Forensic Analysis And Compound File Binary Format

12th May 202018th September 2018

by Arman Gungor Microsoft Word forensic analysis is something digital forensic investigators do quite often for document authentication. Because of the great popularity of Microsoft Office, many important business documents such as contracts and memoranda are created using Word. When

Analysis Of iOS Notes App

12th May 20202nd November 2013

As part of my third year studying Digital Security,Forensics & Ethical Hacking at GCU, I took part in a group research project to study the artifacts created when using the notes app on an iPad Mini, and if they could

Windows 8: Important Considerations for Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery

22nd February 20239th December 2012

Introduction Documents identified by computer forensic investigations in civil litigation typically require review and analysis by attorneys to determine if the uncovered evidence could support causes of action such as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade

Collecting and Processing Bloomberg Data

12th May 202012th September 2012

A few years ago, Bloomberg data may have been relatively unusual, however today we see Bloomberg chat and email data being collected quite frequently. Not a surprise really considering some of the headlines relating to certain Banks and Financial institutions

689 Published Cases Involving Social Media Evidence (with full case listing)

22nd February 202316th April 2012

The torrent of social media evidence continues to grow. In November 2011 we, at X1 Discovery, searched online legal databases of state and federal court decisions across the United States to identify the number of cases from 2010 and through

Forensic Imaging of Hard Disk Drives- What we thought we knew

12th May 202027th January 2012

By Todd G. Shipley and Bryan Door (A complete copy of this white paper and its figures and diagrams can be found at www.nfdrtc.net). WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT Imaging of hard drives has been the main stay of the

Things a Little Birdie Told Me: The Implications of Twitter and other Social Media in E-Discovery

12th May 202021st July 2011

by Elluma Discovery Facebook, Twitter, and a growing number of social media sites have taken over our lives. Whether Tweeting about the Kardashians or ranting over the latest brouhaha between Snookie and “The Situation,” we spend an inordinate amount of

Large Scale Fraud Cases And The Issues Surrounding E-Discovery Investigations

22nd February 202313th July 2011

First published September 2007 submitted by CY4OR Limited A recent Report by the Fraud Advisory Panel revealed that the average length of a serious fraud investigation between 2002 and 2006 totalled 33 months, costing the British taxpayer around £100 million

Learning from Other’s Mistakes: Issues Arising from Electronic Discovery

12th May 202027th June 2011

First published May 2005 by Setec Investigations http://www.setecinvestigations.com Computer forensics and the associated electronic evidence and electronic discovery are relatively new to the litigation game. The use of such information is growing steadily and it has become impossible for legal

Electronic Evidence as the Smoking Gun

22nd February 202327th June 2011

First published February 2005 by Henry J. Fasthoff, IV NOTE: THIS IS ARTICLE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. Electronic communications–particularly email–may contain a treasure trove of evidence in commercial litigation