Computer Forensics
The rapid growth of computers and electronic networks around the globe has created unprecedented opportunities and challenges for businesses and those who represent them. Even the smallest computer can retain thousands of pieces of information relating to a business and the personal activities of its employees.
The fact that most business documents are now created electronically makes the computer an essential component in litigation, fraud examinations, internal employee investigations, and compliance matters.
Computer users unknowingly leave ‘footprints’ of their activity that examiners, using the proper methodology, can often reveal. This can include recovering deleted files, deleted internet activity, email activity, metadata from documents, evidence of intellectual property theft, and non-compliance with company policies. Just as important as finding the information is using sound forensic methodology to preserve the data and the chain of evidence.
For litigators and corporate counsel, the task of managing the discovery of electronic information can be one of the most daunting tasks they face. The amount of information available far exceeds any that would have been even available in the days preceding the computer age. Relevant and pivotal information germane to a case may be stored on the computer and could be the proverbial ‘needle in a haystack.’
The professionals at HSSK can guide you through the complicated and complex issues surrounding computer forensics and electronic data discovery. We can assist in a variety of situations and give you the edge in understanding the viability and applicability of electronic data in your situation.
We can:
Provide consultations regarding the viability and costs of e-discovery
Assist in large or small scale discovery production, production requests and analysis of data
Perform examinations and recovery of files
Provide expert witness testimony
Based on the firm’s long history in fraud investigations and detection and its familiarity with the litigation process, Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller’s Computer Forensics & Electronic Data Analysis group brings unprecedented skills and credentials to electronic discovery, forensic computer examinations, data mining and analysis, and fraud detection.
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