by admin-jon | Jan 27, 2009 | Blog, Data Recovery, Electronic Discovery, File Recovery, Software, Tips & Tricks
It’s important to understand that deleted email is not recovered or indexed using common litigation support or electronic discovery software. These applications only process email that is still visible within the email software. Some email recovery software can also...
by admin-jon | Nov 21, 2008 | Blog, Collection, Computer Investigations, Data Recovery, File Recovery, Metadata, Software, Tips & Tricks
Copying corporate data and using it at a competing company (intellectual property/corporate asset theft) is a common and serious concern for companies and their legal counsel. When employees leave companies, there are often questions about the security of the...
by admin-jon | Nov 19, 2008 | Blog, Computer Investigations, Data Recovery, Electronic Discovery
Recovering data from a hard drive is one of the most common tasks during a computer investigation. Here are a few of the artifacts which computer investigators may retrieve from unallocated (free) space to assist in a case: * MS Office documents * Acrobat files (.pdf)...
by admin-jon | Aug 25, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery
There are three common scenarios in which you may want to recover deleted images: Images accessed from web sites Images downloaded by a user or obtained through file sharing applications Photos stored on a computer hard drive, camera or memory card During a computer...
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 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...
