by admin-jon | Dec 1, 2010 | Blog, Collection, Definition, Electronic Discovery, ESI Collection, ESI Software, Preservation, Software
ESI (Electronically Stored Information) is the general term for all of the data stored on the hard drives, camera cards, cell phones, GPS devices, digital video recorders, digital answering systems, thumb drives, RAID arrays and any other form of electronic media...
by admin-jon | Nov 30, 2010 | Blog, Collection, Definition, Electronic Discovery, ESI Collection, ESI Software, Preservation
Active File Collection refers to the collection of files that are active (not deleted) and pertain to a legal matter or legal hold. In most civil litigation cases, extensive forensic investigations that look at deleted files are unnecessary or too expensive. Thus,...
by admin-jon | Nov 24, 2010 | Blog, Computer Investigations, Electronic Discovery, ESI Collection, Tips & Tricks
A couple weeks ago, I outlined what computer forensics and electronic discovery have in common and how they differ. I’d like to expand on this topic by identifying some common obstacles encountered when using popular computer forensic software for typical electronic...
by admin-jon | Nov 24, 2010 | Blog, Collection, Electronic Discovery, ESI Collection, ESI Software, Preservation, Software
Each day, corporate IT managers, computer forensic examiners, and litigation support professionals are tasked with performing ESI collections for relevant files which reside in file shares, on client systems, and other popular data sources. The content may include...
by admin-jon | Jan 30, 2009 | Blog, Electronic Discovery, Software
We will be attending LegalTech New York and I wanted to invite you to come by and visit our booth. We will be in booth #429 on the 1st floor of the exhibit hall. There are several updates to our software applications that we will be demonstrating, and if you attend, I...
by admin-jon | Jan 29, 2009 | Blog, Collection, Computer Investigations, Definition, Electronic Discovery, ESI Collection, ESI Software
‘Imaging a hard drive’ is a phrase that is commonly used for preserving the contents of a custodian hard drive or server. It can also be used to describe when a custodian hard drive is cloned. It is worth taking some time to understand the differences and the...