An Expert Witness is a specialized and quickly growing field of investigation within Computer Forensics and E-Discovery. And as such, these individuals are a leading defense, or offense - depending on which side of the litigation you are on, up corporate America's sleeve against cyber crimes and prosecuting 'hackers'. An Expert Witness service typically works closely with a Computer Forensics investigator, or perhaps has the credentials and experience of both.
Computer Forensic investigators uncover the depth of a security breach, recover data that has been corrupted or intentionally deleted, identify how a 'hacker' got past the security checks and if fortunate enough, identify the individual who caused the damages. The term 'hacker' can either be an individual on the Internet, an employee, or a spouse looking to steal or destroy data.
As a result, in almost every legal matter, critical and relevant evidence will be stored electronically. Proper collection and examination of this evidence is critical to avoid spoliation, to preserve the evidence, and to manage cost.
Expert witness service provides testimony, documentation and witness preparation to help present discovered electronic data in legal proceedings to help you prove and win your case.
Various types of data may be considered as critical evidence in a case. These types of data include:
- e-mail
- plain text and documents
- images
- calendar files
- databases
- spreadsheets
- digital faxes
- audio files
- animation
- websites
- computer applications
- viruses and spyware
Should your company, or yourself, need the service of an Expert Witness for a case dealing with Computer Forensics and E-Discovery, make sure that the computers which could be involved in the case are secured from use and contact a Computer Forensics service to discuss your situation.
Jason Perry
Computer Forensics Associates is available to evaluate your situation and work with you to recover your data and win your case. For more information on Computer Forensics Associates service, visit http://www.computerforensicsassociates.com
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