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Digital Forensics

Your data tells a story: who created it, how, and when.

What is digital forensics at iDS?

Digital forensics at iDS answers what happened on a device, when, and by whom, and whether data was deleted, moved, or altered. We use forensically sound methods that are repeatable and defensible: preserve first, analyze second, document throughout. Findings are stated in terms of what the artifacts support, and where the record is silent.

The questions we answer

  • What happened on this device, when, and by whom?
  • Was data deleted, moved, or altered?
  • Does the artifact record support the account being given?

How we work

Forensically sound methods that are repeatable and defensible. Preserve first, analyze second, document throughout. Findings are stated in terms of what the artifacts support, and where the record is silent.

What you receive

Defensible collections, artifact-level analysis, reconstructed timelines, and an expert prepared to explain all of it under examination.

Featured service

Employee Risk Assessment (ERA™)

When an employee departs, or is suspected of misconduct, the electronic artifacts that matter can be hyper-volatile. An ERA identifies where they live, preserves them before they change, and tells you what the employee’s digital footprint actually shows.

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Neutral work

When the court needs an answer, not an advocate.

iDS experts serve as court-appointed neutrals, special masters for ESI discovery, and neutrals agreed on by both parties. We examine devices, mailboxes, cloud accounts, and databases under the terms of the order, and report what the data shows to the court.

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Proof of a Doctored Text Message Wins CaseTestimony showed the produced “text message” was fabricated. The client won at trial.Read the case study →Winning a Case with Just One ScreenshotThe court found the evidence was false and awarded $158,000 in sanctions.Read the case study →Insight Into User Activity Provides Case Team Assurance Regarding Departed Employee BehaviorAn Employee Risk Assessment (ERA™) delivered results in 48 hours.Read the case study →Working as a Forensic Neutral to Help Counsel Understand How Parties Interacted with DevicesRetained by both parties as a neutral. The findings led to a confidential settlement.Read the case study →

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Frequently asked questions

Can a digital forensics expert tell whether a file was deleted, moved, or altered?

That is one of the core questions digital forensics answers, along with what happened on a device, when, and by whom. We preserve first, analyze second, and document throughout. Findings are stated in terms of what the artifacts support, and where the record is silent, so you know what can be shown and what cannot.

Can you prove whether a document or text message is real?

We examine provenance rather than content: how the file came to exist, what the surrounding artifacts recorded, and whether the two accounts are consistent. In one matter, testimony showed a produced text message was fabricated, and the client won at trial. In another, the court found the evidence was false and awarded $158,000 in sanctions.

What should we do when a departing employee may have taken company data?

When an employee departs, or is suspected of misconduct, the electronic artifacts that matter can be hyper-volatile. An Employee Risk Assessment (ERA™) identifies where they live, preserves them before they change, and tells you what the employee’s digital footprint actually shows. In one matter, findings within one week supported a TRO, an injunction, and a favorable settlement.

Will the digital forensics expert testify to the findings?

Yes. An engagement delivers defensible collections, artifact-level analysis, reconstructed timelines, and an expert prepared to explain all of it under examination. Every iDS discipline has a named expert behind it who will sit for the deposition. The methods behind the findings are forensically sound, repeatable, and defensible.

You do not have to know which discipline you need. Tell us what you are trying to establish and we will tell you which of these it takes, or that it does not take us at all.

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What is at stake

The earlier you understand the evidence, the better the decisions that follow.

The evidence is abundant. But volume is not access. Access is not understanding. And understanding is not an expert opinion.

Increasingly, evidence is buried across devices, applications, databases, cloud systems, transactions, and other complex sources. It must be found, preserved, made accessible, understood, and interpreted in the context of the matter. And when expert testimony is required, that understanding must support an independent, defensible opinion.

When important evidence surfaces late, assumptions may already have become strategy. When it is identified, tested, and understood early, your team can build its strategy around what can actually be shown. This isn’t just for trial. It is also for TROs, letters rogatory, discovery requests, subpoenas, depositions, summary judgment, mediation, and arbitration.

You bring the legal expertise. We bring the evidence expertise.

iDS combines technical, analytical, and subject-matter expertise to help you move from evidence to understanding, and, when necessary, from understanding to opinion and testimony.

You know the law. We help you know the evidence.

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Tell us what you need to establish. We will tell you what the evidence shows, what it does not, and what it means for your case.

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