e-Discovery
The Importance of Due Process in a Digital Forensics Investigation
Due process grants every citizen their legal rights as protected by the 5th and 14th amendments, and states that they all citizens must be treated fairly and justly throughout all legal procedures. This also means citizens cannot have their property stripped from them without legal cause—and that includes digital property. Here, the digital forensics specialists…
Read MoreDigital Forensics vs. Common Data Recovery
While the jobs of digital forensics specialists and data recovery specialists share many similarities, there are also fundamental differences that separate the two fields. Here, the digital forensics and safe data destruction specialists at Atlantic Data Forensics provide an overview of the two fields and why each offer important tools necessary in our digital age.…
Read MoreCan Smartphones be Used in the E-Discovery Process?
With the number of individuals owning a smartphone in 2019 expected to reach 2.5 billion, the legal industry cannot overlook the tremendous role of smartphones in the modern e-discovery process. Here, the data forensics specialists at Atlantic Data Forensics explain how smartphones can be used to collect incriminating evidence during legal investigations. Smartphones Transform the…
Read MoreLegal Hold and the E-Discovery Process
A litigation hold, also known as a legal hold, is the process in which an organization involved in litigation advises its personnel of information that may need to be preserved for potential investigation. Here, the Maryland data forensics specialists at Atlantic Data Forensics explain the legal hold as an important step of the e-discovery process.…
Read MoreAn Overview of Social Media Discovery
With the prevalent use of social media, it is inevitable that those facing litigation, whether they be the plaintiff or defendant, will likely be required to provide access to some amount of social media content during discovery. Here, the data forensics experts at Atlantic Data Forensics detail key information about social media discovery. There Has…
Read MoreComputer Forensics: Recovering Deleted Files
Recovering deleted files is an important job of a data forensic specialist, as an essential part of many computer forensics investigations is retrieving deleted files that could be used as evidence. Here, the data forensics experts at Atlantic Data Forensics provide an overview of the process of recovering deleted files for both files deleted accidentally,…
Read MoreReal-World Implications of Computer Forensics: The Purge Lawsuit
Universal Pictures, Platinum Dunes Productions and screenwriter James DeMonaco are currently in the midst of a copyright lawsuit based on the dystopian-thriller franchise “The Purge”. Recently, new developments from the plaintiff, Douglas Jordan-Benel, may show that emails provided in discovery by the defense were manipulated. Here, the digital forensic experts at Atlantic Data Forensics discuss…
Read MoreData Forensics and Cloud Computing: Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive Data Sensitivity
Cloud computing has recently grown in popularity as a method of storing data. Services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive are commonly used for their flexibility and cost-effectiveness which allow businesses to store and share their information with ease. However, with the convenience of use provided to businesses by cloud computing services comes new…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Discovery Process in Litigation
The discovery stage of a lawsuit can be defined as the initial proceeding of litigation, where two opposing parties have the opportunity to formally exchange information. The discovery stage can uncover physical, verbal and digital evidence. Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, is the process of collecting, analyzing and producing electronic information that could be used in…
Read MoreAdmissibility of Digital Evidence in Court
Ninety-one percent of today’s online adults use some form of electronic communication regularly in their everyday lives. Consequently, digital evidence has become a large part of many civil and criminal cases; however, there are specific criteria to determine the admissibility of digital evidence. Here, the computer forensics experts at Atlantic Data Forensics explain the basics…
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