Data Collection

The field of data collection is filled with incorrect and misleading information. Data collection practices are one of the areas where major errors that are not reversible can occur in computer forensics. Whether collecting one computer, a cell phone, or an office full of equipment, a clear understanding of the methods and accepted practices on how to collect the data in a forensically sound manner is critical to the success of your case. More sanctions are issued by federal and State courts due to mistakes made in data collection than in any other area. Some examples are:

• Allowing self collection by custodians, or untrained IT personnel. Failure to have a clear understanding of how the data is managed and handled by the user community.
• Unintentional destruction of data by users who feel that they may be embarrassed due to personal content in their work computers.
• Not understanding the request for evidence production from opposing counsel.
• Failure to collect data stored in structured repositories (databases) or using methods that produce far greater information than necessary.

Our firm has over 30 TB of processing capacity on-line and we are able to expand that to 100 TB of processing capacity in short notice. We have experience in collecting data from network storage, complex databases, portable devices, servers, mail systems, and other digital devices including GPS and Black boxes. We have the ability to field up to 16 TB of collection capability at one time anywhere on the Globe. We have extensive references of work in this area, contact us to discuss your data collection needs, so that we can provide you with a quote and an understanding of our  risk free approach based on a  faster, simpler and more effective methodology.