by admin-jon | Aug 21, 2008 | Blog, Collection, Tips & Tricks
You have requested a hard drive clone or image and discover that the contents cannot be culled or reviewed. One reason may be hard drive encryption. Encryption involves ”scrambling” the contents of a file or hard drive so that they cannot be viewed without the...
by admin-jon | Aug 20, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery, File Header, Software
Carving files, which can be performed manually or through an automated process, permits the recovery of a portion of a corrupted or deleted file. During a computer investigation, examiners may encounter deleted files that cannot be fully recovered. However, enough of...
by admin-jon | Aug 19, 2008 | Blog, Collection, ESI Collection, Software, Tips & Tricks
If you or a partnering service bureau need to be able to process or review your client’s files from an imaged hard drive, you may be in for a surprise. The results of an imaged hard drive are often stored in a forensic image format or what is referred to as an...
by admin-jon | Aug 13, 2008 | Blog, Metadata, Preservation, Tips & Tricks
The terms, ‘file timestamps’ and ‘file metadata’ are often used interchangeably, however, they can have two completely different meanings. I trust the following will help clarify the differences. 1) There are two separate ‘timestamps’ for office documents and several...
by admin-jon | Aug 12, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery, File Header, Tips & Tricks
Many file types can be identified by using what’s known as afile header. A file header is a ‘signature’ placed at the beginning of a file, so the operating system and other software know what to do with the following contents. Many electronic discovery applications...
by admin-jon | Aug 5, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery, Tips & Tricks
To recover deleted files, user activity logs, Internet history, and other potentially relevant custodian information, a ‘physical’ copy or forensic image of the hard drive or other media is required. Creating a physical copy or forensic image preserves the...
