Don’t Forget AirDrop Logs!
AirDrop logs are stored within the sysdiagnose log archive on iOS devices, and contain a plethora of valuable information. These logs can contain useful information showing files transferred to and from the device via AirDrop.
Malware Forensics
Malware Forensics What it is: Malware is software that is intentionally designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. A considerable amount of computer intrusions...
Remote Access Applications: Signs of Trespassing
Remote Access Applications: Signs of TrespassingWhy this is important: Software that allows remote access to computers keeps logs to identify which computers were accessing the computer, when, and...
How Pop-Up Ads Can Be Useful Evidence
How Those Pesky Pop-Ups Can Help Your Digital Forensics Case Digital forensics has been described as explaining what someone was doing at their keyboard. Forensic examiners will look at a variety of...
Legacy Devices in eDiscovery
Legacy Devices in eDiscovery Legacy devices or legacy systems are technology that is outdated or obsolete. That does not mean that these legacy devices are no longer in use. You may have heard about...
Does metadata remain in email attachments?
Does metadata stay when attached to an email? We recently received the question of whether or not file metadata stays with a file when it is emailed. The answer is usually yes, but it can be a...
Unexpected Sources of Evidence
Unexpected Sources of Evidence When the average person thinks about digital evidence they think of files on a computer, emails, text messages, and photo/video evidence. In reality however, digital...
Electronic Searching in Discovery
Electronic Searching in DiscoveryIf you have any type of computer, smart phone, or personal home IoT device, electronic searches are a daily part of your routine. The word “search” is to look for...
What is Digital Forensics?
What is Digital Forensics? A brief overview of computer forensics, mobile forensics, and other types of digital investigation. Overview Digital forensics is the application of scientific tests or...
Metadata: A Primer
Metadata: A Primer Useful information for searching, authenticating, and tracking data. Metadata is data that provides information about other data. For example: the text of a Word document is data;...
Cell Phone Forensics: A Primer
Cell Phone Forensics: A Primer Mobile device evidence in litigation and investigations. Mobile devices, including cellphones, smartphones, and tablets, contain an astonishing amount of information...
Social Media Forensics: A Primer
Social Media Forensics: A Primer A brief overview of the technical, legal, and practical issues in a social media investigation. Individuals and organizations share massive amounts of information on...
