Electronic Discovery Services by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the process of locating and retrieving electronic data. These days, every company is storing its important information in the electronic format, in devices like CD ROMs, DVDs, hard disks, floppy disks, and others. Data is also being sent across the world in electronic... Electronic discovery enables the retrieval of such electronic data from the vast amounts of data available. ... Electronic discovery involves the use of certain software tools and technologies for data recovery.

What is Electronic Evidence Discovery? by Jason Perry
Electronic Discovery (or E-Discovery) refers to any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. Electronic Discovery can be carried out offline on a particular computer or it can be done... Once a data audit has been completed and a computer forensics or data recovery service implemented, then there are the tasks to process the electronic evidence and produce the electronic evidence in a format which the client and lawyers will accept, such as TIFFs or PDFs.

Electronic Evidence Discovery by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the process of retrieving useful data and information from electronic sources. With the increasing use of electronic devices for data transfer and storage, obtaining valuable information from the millions of data pages is an arduous task. ... The main aspects to be considered are the type of data to be collected, the potential sources of the required data, identification of the people who are likely to have access to the data, and the most likely places where high amounts of data can be found.

Electronic Data Discovery Guidelines by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the retrieval of data in the electronic format. These days, information is being increasingly created, stored and transferred in the electronic form. Computers, hard disks, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks and tapes are some of the most commonly used storage devices. ... If disclosures of electronic information are being made, counsel shall also identify those individuals with knowledge of their clients’ electronic information systems who can facilitate the location and identification of discoverable electronic information; 3) A party seeking discovery of computer-based...

Electronic Discovery Software by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the retrieval of useful documents from different electronic sources. With the increasing use of electronic devices for creating, storing and transferring data, the retrieval of useful and valuable information has become a challenge. ... Some of the top providers of electronic discovery software and services are: Daticon, Electronic Evidence Discovery Inc., Kroll Ontrack Inc., Renew Data Corp, ZANTAZ Inc, Applied Discovery Inc., Fios Inc., Ibis Consulting, KPMG and SPI Litigation Direct.

Electronic Discovery by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the detection of information in the digital format. Electronic information is retrieved from computer-based systems such as hard drives, CD ROMs, floppy disks, tapes and other electronic backup devices that may contain data. It involves the use of certain technologies... Some of the top providers of electronic discovery services are: Daticon, Electronic Evidence Discovery Inc., Kroll Ontrack Inc., Renew Data Corp, ZANTAZ Inc, Applied Discovery Inc., Fios Inc., Ibis Consulting, KPMG and SPI Litigation Direct.

Electronic Data Discovery by Marcus Peterson
In the electronic age, huge amounts of data are being generated and stored electronically. Everyday, millions of electronic data pages are being created, transferred and stored in multiple locations. Most of this data is very valuable and critical, especially for businesses. ... Electronic data discovery is the process of searching, discovering, sorting and retrieving electronic data from any kind of an electronic source. ... The process of electronic data discovery involves some stages: generation of the inventory list; generation of the list of required data that is to be discovered;...

What is a Computer Forensics Expert Witness? by Jason Perry
What is an Expert Witness in the field of Computer Forensics? The most simple answer is a person who goes to court to testify regarding the accuracy and findings from the computer forensics service. In a nutshell, that is it. However, there is a lot more to being an Expert Witness in the field... 80% of all corporate data is stored electronically 95% of new data is stored electronically (approximately 80% of this information stays in electronic format). ... Expert witness service provides testimony, documentation and witness preparation to help present discovered electronic data in legal...

What is Computer Forensics? by Jason Perry
It is the end of the day and it has been discovered that several critical files are missing from your file server. That alone is normally is enough to freak out most server administrators, but this specific incident also happened to be on the exact same day a particular employee was 'terminated'. ... Computer forensics, sometimes known as "Digital Forensics" or "Electronic Evidence Discovery", is often described as "the preservation, recovery and analysis of information stored on computers or other electronic media" .

Document and Data Management Considerations for Private Companies by Michael Siersema
Increasingly, the need for a written, highly structured document and data management policy is becoming vital to any private company. While the recently enacted Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission require such a written policy for public companies,... Just as electronic records have audit trails of who has access and when the data was accessed, paper records should not be open and available for anyone to simply walk in and review them, or alter them. ... As a general rule, it is not recommended that data or records be destroyed until at least...