by admin-jon | Aug 26, 2008 | Blog, Computer Investigations, Electronic Discovery
Electronic discovery and computer forensic investigations often go hand in hand. The challenge for many in the legal community is how to identify what ESI (Electronically Stored Information) requires more than typical electronic discovery processing. First, computer...
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 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...
by admin-jon | Aug 5, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery
It often comes as a shock to attorneys and their staff when they hear that electronic discovery processing doesn’t automatically search the entire contents of a custodian’s hard drive. So, it’s worth stating again for emphasis here. Common electronic discovery...
by admin-jon | Aug 5, 2008 | Blog, Data Recovery
In my last post, I pointed out that in the case of the BTK killer in Kansas, investigators recovered a deleted Microsoft Office document that contained evidence crucial to the case. There are still many litigation support professionals who don’t thoroughly...
