Computer Forensic Associates, Inc.
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Technical and consultative electronic evidence litigation support
Independent and objective computer media forensic examinations
Evaluation and
appraisal of opposing sides evidentiary findings and
assertions
Analysis of
the human interaction with the computer to generate behavioral profiles and
indicators of knowledge and intent
Time-line and
content analysis
Data recovery
and data reconstruction
Formulation of
highly targeted and leveraged discovery requests to obtain the most useful
evidentiary material in the optimum format
Financial and
fraud investigations integrating the combined expertise of Forensic Accountants
with Computer Forensic Examiners
Our
Services:
Criminal Defense:
Unlike many others in the field, we do
criminal defense work. Forensic examinations are the pursuit of the truth, the
empirical facts regardless of which side one is on. We utilize the same tools
and methodologies as the prosecution and let the facts speak for
themselves. We handle cases involving a
wide variety of defense matters including child pornography cases.
Financial and Fraud Investigations:
We are experts in all manner of
financial and fraud investigations whether you are looking for the amount of
funds embezzled, fraud schemes, insufficient controls or hidden assets. Our
Forensic Accountants are experts in the analysis and reconstruction of
financial records and activity trails and work in conjunction with Computer
Forensic examiners who insure that all electronic records are fully extracted
and explored.
Forensic Media Examinations:
Do you have suspicions that require further
investigation? Do you need to
substantiate what has occurred or do you need to initiate a full blown
investigation based on computer and electronic records? We are experts in finding, extracting and
interpreting the complete universe of electronic records to provide you with
all of the available facts and documentation. Our technical resources include
state of the art media examination and analysis tools. We can comb through vast quantities of
disparate data to find whatever you are looking for efficiently and accurately.
Electronic Evidence Discovery:
With the new Rules of Civil Procedure
governing electronic evidence in place, obtaining the evidence you need now
requires knowing exactly what to ask for and how it is to be provided. We can
help you design focused strategies to obtain the most useful information
through well defined requests and strategies. Overcome the hurdles that Rule 26
now imposes including:
* Constraints on costs of
production by the opposing side
* New standard of “conventional “ format
for data. This can help or hurt your case depending on how it is applied.
* Prohibitions against
electronic evidentiary fishing expeditions with defined wiggle room for testing
and probing.
* Respondents requirement
to produce in a single format creates the burden of choosing the right format.
We can make
your discovery requests more effective and successful in getting what you need
and want
Child Pornography Cases:
Child Pornography cases are difficult
enough. The recently implemented Adam Walsh Act makes it even more challenging
to mount an appropriate defense. The increased inaccessibility to “contraband”
evidence provides a significant challenge to performing an independent
examination and evaluation of the evidence. In an increasing number of cases,
the defense only has access to challenge the methodology and protocols of the
prosecution without being able to verify or validate their findings. We can
help identify weakness, flaws and omissions in the opposing sides
methodology, interpretations and conclusions through meticulous analysis of
their reports and documentation. We can help you design questions to elicit the
true meaning of alleged findings and observations as well as provide alternate
scenarios and explanations. Most importantly, we can help answer questions of
knowledge and intent for child pornography allegations.
Media Sanitizing,
Data Wiping and Risk Assessments:
As computer hard drives continue to
increase in capacity, the amount of data being stored has grown exponentially.
It is not uncommon to end up storing content that was thought to be deleted and
removed. Even files that have been overwritten with commercial data wiping
software often leave traces behind in alternative locations that can only be
accessed forensically. Even on systems with appropriate safeguards and
security, unintentional data content can often escape. Meta-data, alternate
data streams, unallocated space, slack space and SWAP files can all betray our
intentions for safeguarding content.
We can assist you with auditing for
the security of privileged, confidential, proprietary data including HIPAA
compliance. We will evaluate any
information at risk and provide you with options to best protect your
interests.
Who We Are:
Unlike many of the mega giants in the
forensics industry today, we are not an industry leader in terms of size. We
are a leader in terms of quality, effectiveness, professionalism, competency
and client satisfaction. We don’t charge you “blended rates” to support a
massive labor pool that has nothing to do with your case and we don’t use
subordinate level staff to work on your case.
All of our Associates are world class experts in their field and value
the independence that such excellence brings. We work for ourselves because we
can. Unlike the giants of this industry, personal service and responsiveness
are attributes we bring to every engagement and case (big and small). We have proven to be very effective in taking
on the big guns. Our effective use of forensic information technology makes
cases of all sizes scalable and feasible.
Who says bigger is better?
Computer Forensic Associates, Inc. is
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Forensic Associates, Inc.
The anti-spam
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Telephone
(443)519-4055