What is computer data forensics?

A computer forensic investigation is a thorough analysis of all the information stored within a computer or any attached storage device to determine any user activity and establish the identity of the user or users. Any document created or any activity undertaken by a computer user, will leave a trail of evidence that can be invaluable in any data forensic investigation. A forensic expert can piece together all the collected information to reveal a computer user’s conduct, sometimes even years after the events took place.

For example, a data forensic investigator can establish things like who logged on to a single computer or network of computers and when; what documents were opened, read or changed; when which documents were seen by whom; which documents contain certain words or phrases; what documents have been copied, printed or emailed out; when what websites or other external computers have been visited; what data has been downloaded, removed, deleted or sabotaged; what storage devices have been attached to a computer; whether anything was copied to or from any storage devices; what communication the computer or computers under investigation had with the outside world via the the internet or an internal or external network; where an email came from and who viewed and/or responded to it.

Nowadays computers are so prevalent that no one can get away with it. That is why computer evidence can be such an important tool in proving or disproving a legal case. Data Recovery Lab can help you with the investigation of any aspect of computer conduct that can be used in any type of litigation. Computer forensic investigations can determine what exactly happened, who did what, When it all happened and whether anyone tried to destroy evidence. Data Recovery Lab can help you uncover key pieces of digital evidence- even if someone else has tried to hide, tamper or destroy it.

Data Recovery Lab computer forensic engineers can help you:

Preserve the integrity of your evidence with best practices, chain of custody protocols and mirror imaging technology;

• Retrieve and discover email data;
• Access active and recover deleted data files or file fragments;
• Recreate time-critical computer events;
• Recover data that seems forever lost due to hardware or software malfunction or destruction;
• Image computer hard drives for later computer forensics investigations
• Crack password protected or encrypted files;

Data Collection – You can send the targeted computer or media to any of Data Recovery Lab facilities in London. If the computer media cannot leave your premises, Data Recovery Lab can send trained data collection experts to your site to gather, image, copy and secure the data and transport it back to its lab for further forensic investigation.

Data Forensic Recovery and Analysis – Data Recovery Lab computer forensic engineers have industry-leading data recovery technology at their disposal to help restore the data before it is investigated. Once the engineers begin analysis, they employ the most advanced technology at their disposal to uncover the data relating to your investigation.

Results and Reporting – Upon completion of the forensic analysis, Data Recovery Lab will provide you with the results of the investigation along with a formal report.

Affidavits and Testimony – Data Recovery Lab computer forensic engineers will be able to support your case by providing affidavits or expert testimony in any UK court. A proper and thorough computer forensic analysis could mean the difference between winning and losing a case. You can trust Data Recovery Lab for your most difficult, critical and time-sensitive computer forensic investigations.

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