Tag: Computer
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When an Investigation Takes a Turn, Has the Experts
There is so much to say about employee theft and employee embezzlement investigations that it is difficult to sort it out into just one topic. And that’s what we find the clients of count on us for when they call. We are a one-stop service provider, we can provide whatever services are needed – here,…
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Computer Forensic Investigations Are on the Rise
The use of computer forensics analysis is exploding. A recent video at Investigation.discovery.com provides a brief overview of what is possible, but it also shows that computer forensic investigation is not a do-it-yourself project – it takes a computer forensics specialist to root out the hidden bits of data that computer forensics experts know will…
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Gone, But Computer Forensics Investigation Means He’s Not Forgotten – Or Forgiven!
It’s not unusual for a business owner to be so intent on running a business that they are taken by unscrupulous employees. received a call from an attorney who had a construction company owner as a client. We’d provided computer forensic consulting for other clients of his in the past. This client had called with…
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Computer Forensics and OTR Trucking
Computers are a part of every segment of our lives – from choosing a restaurant or moving and getting the route to get there on time to doing our work in an office, restaurant or on the road in our cars or vans. That is why computer forensics investigations are becoming more the norm than…
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Computer Forensic Examination is Becoming Routine Part of Investigations
Computer forensics investigations are not just about catching individual employees or spouses or scammers doing wrong, a computer forensic examination can also be used to support the claims of whistleblowers. Just recently an article in which whistle-blowing employees of a big bank exposed a culture where they claim, “We were told to lie” and that…
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Computer Forensic Analysis is a Tool for Divorce Attorneys and Clients
Computer forensic investigators are bloodhounds for evidence of the truth. The truth could be evidence of a corporate crime or something as personal as relationships between spouses. Divorce attorneys contact often with different requests. One case recently involved a forensic computer analysis. The wife felt trapped in a marriage to a wealthy professional. Everyone thought…
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Computer Investigation Shows Employee Embezzlement is Digital Now, Too
Theft by employees is a problem for more than retail or restaurant businesses. It is a problem in the office, too. I am talking about more than office supplies and materials here. I am talking about the theft of ideas, processes, client lists and confidential corporate operations. This could include employee embezzlement through accounting or…
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Computer Forensics Analysis an Effective Evidence Collection Tool
Computer forensic investigation is becoming more and more a part of many crimes and alleged criminal activities. From activity on websites to chats and email, evidence can be extracted by a computer forensic investigator and by following data extraction protocol, what the forensic computer analysis uncovers can be used in a court of law. Here…
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Computer Forensics Consultant First Line of Defense Against Spear Phishing
Chances are if you hear a conversation these days about spear fishing, it is not about someone’s exciting experiences on an exotic vacation. You are probably hearing about SPEAR PHISHING and the need for a computer forensics investigator. It may sound the same, but you or your organization are the targets instead of a game…
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Sometimes It’s Not Spyware Found During a Computer Forensic Examination
A very frustrated woman brought the family computer to because she was convinced spyware had been installed on it. Our computer forensic investigator began the spyware detector process. In this instance, the analyst started with the open ports and he did indeed find something, but it wasn’t spyware. He found a Trojan, which is an…