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What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part IX

This is the third part of “How to deal with Structured Data”. In case you missed it, the previous part is here. Picking up from where we left off… Step 3 Now that we have our formatted text files, there

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part VIII

This is the second part of “How to Deal with Structured Data.” In case you missed it, the previous part is here. Before I move onto transforming proprietary databases, let me add this point to packaged application data which I

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part VII

Harold Burt-Gerrans talks about how to deal with structured data in ediscovery cases. I’m baaaaa–ack! And you thought I was done with my earlier six-part series, but I have a new topic toadd to my rants and raves. For review,

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part VI

by Harold Burt-Gerrans Welcome to Part 6, the last in this series. In case you’re joining late, the previous parts are available as follows: Standards Standards and De-Duplication Levels New Approach to Managing Duplicative Documents Family Level Coding Recursive De-Duplication

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part V

by Harold Burt-Gerrans Welcome to Part 5. As promised in Part 4, I’ll start by discussing recursive de-duplication. Recursive De-Duplication: Using Aliases Within De-Duplication I can’t count the number of times that clients have complained about x.400/x.500 addresses in emails.

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part II

by Harold Burt-Gerrans Let’s continue from where we left off last time, discussing standardization. If you missed it, Part 1 was all about establishing standards. Now a bit about following standards. This will sound funny to those who know what

What Changes Do We Need To See In eDiscovery? Part I

by Harold Burt-Gerrans I’m approaching this multi-part article from a software development point of view, as I believe many of the following issues have been brought about by the evolution of eDiscovery software following the procedures used by handling boxes

ICDF2C 2018 – Recap

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?

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

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

Searching And Filtering Emails When Forensically Collecting Mailboxes

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by Arman Gungor When mailboxes are forensically preserved for eDiscovery or digital forensic investigations, their contents are almost always searched and filtered. Filtering emails helps overcome time, scope and cost constraints and alleviates privacy concerns. There are two main ways

Forensic Implications of iOS Lockdown (Pairing) Records

by ElcomSoft In recent versions of iOS, successful acquisition of a locked device is no longer a given. Multiple protection layers and Apple’s new policy on handling government requests make forensic experts look elsewhere when investigating Apple smartphones. In this

InSig2 LawTech 2016 – Brussels 7th – 8th November

From the 7th – 8th of November 2016, Forensic Focus will be attending InSig2’s Law Tech Europe conference in Brussels, Belgium. If there are any topics you’d particularly like us to cover, or any speakers you think we should interview,

The Investigative Challenges Of Live Streamed Child Abuse

Among the challenges facing digital forensic investigators today, the instantaneous nature of online communication is arguably one of the most persistent. Trying to investigate whether a crime has occurred, and if so to bring its perpetrators to justice in a