Why Collect Data Forensically?
Niney-five percent of data is now created and stored electronically. Most disputes now involve at least some electronic evidence, such as e-mail. Deciding how to handle this evidence will be vital to winning your case.
Our highly trained forensic experts will quickly establish a data map that leads them to the obvious sites of relevant evidence. By researching the obvious, more avenues will be opened and additional data retrieved.
Using investigative experience and specialized software, New Jersey Legal's forensic team routinely uncovers deleted or hidden evidence thought to be undiscoverable. Following a digital trail, we can detect other signs of evidence, in the form of an external hard drive, disk, or media stick.
Copy or drag-n-drop vs. forensic acquisition
Evidence spoliation occurs when you "copy" or "drag-and-drop" electronic data. Both of these methods change the metadata and will potentially destroy crucial evidence. Simply turning on a computer or viewing an electronic file changes the metadata.
We protect your data
Our computer forensics professionals will ensure that suspect computer data is carefully handled to avoid spoliation and to certify a defensible chain of custody. We use forensically proven methods to acquire electronic data and ensure that:
- We strictly adhere to standard operating procedures.
- No evidence is damaged, change or otherwise compromised.
- Extracted relevant evidence is properly handled and protected from computer viruses.
- A defensible chain of custody is established and maintained, to which we will testify.
Malicious vs. accidental... it doesn't matter!
Regardless of the reason, data gets lost, deleted or stolen. An immediate forensic acquisition greatly increases the ability to recover or track all missing electronic files. Any computer activity contributes to overwriting missing data.
