Article by Richard Raysman and Peter Brown posted on Law.com, November 13, 2007:

Over-stuffed file cabinets that hold business records and personal information have been replaced by compact computer hard drives that offer easy and convenient storage of and access to a variety of items, including correspondence, forms, memos, photos, account information and Internet transactions.

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Article by Jerry F. Barbanel and Bruce W. Pixley posted on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2007:

When producing electronic discovery to turn over to the opposing party, it is imperative to be knowledgeable of the dangers of potentially missing relevant data during the standard forensic collection process. It is commonly believed that when a preservation order specifies “electronic communications,” the order is referring to e-mail. However, there are a number of other forms of electronic communication that may exist on a custodian’s computer that could possibly be overlooked….

Article by Karen A. Schuler posted on ONSITE3:

Ten years ago it was important for corporate IT directors and legal teams to understand the locations of information and records, but in today’s marketplace it is now a necessity. Due to an ever growing body of guidelines and rules at both the state and federal levels, corporations must now identify, hold, manage and produce potentially relevant information and records more quickly than ever. Failure to do so can result in claims of spoliation and significant sanctions….

Press release:  October 29, 2007 — SearchInform Technologies announces a new product from its information security line —  SearchInform IMSniffer, a product designed to intercept all instant messenger traffic within the network.  Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  Leading E-Discovery Consulting Firm to Adopt Innovative New Legal Hold and E-Discovery Solution

Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2007 – DiscoveryBox announced today that its integrated legal hold and e-discovery software product has been selected by Strategic Discovery, Inc. (Strategic Discovery) to be implemented on a beta test basis.  Strategic Discovery, a consulting firm that provides litigation and records management services to global Fortune 500 companies, is interested in the ability of DiscoveryBox to assist its clients in streamlining their e-discovery processes and in reducing e-discovery costs. Read the rest of this entry »

Blog entry by Ron Gula posted on Tenable Network Security, August 29, 2007:

There are many consultants that use Nessus to scan a customer network for vulnerabilities and report a laundry list of security issues which need to be fixed. Another valuable service that can be performed by a consultant is to audit where sensitive data resides in an organization and what sort of access can be gained to it. This blog entry discusses what can be accomplished with the Nessus scanner and what additional types of data analysis can be performed with the sensitive content checks available with the Nessus Direct Feed….

Computer forensics meeting: Metropolitan State University - St. Paul Campus Library, 645 East 7th Street St. Paul, MN. ISSFA Minneapolis Chapter. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release, May 30, 2007:  Atlas LCC Litigation Communications and Collections Software Enables Corporations to Confidently Implement Legal Holds While Reducing the Burden of Litigation

BELLEVUE, Wash. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LexisNexis, a leading provider of information and services solutions, and PSS Systems, the market leader in legal holds and document retention management software, today announced an agreement whereby the LexisNexis® Discovery Services group will offer PSS Systems’ Atlas LCC™ litigation communications and collections software to its corporate e-discovery clients. Read the rest of this entry »

Blog entry by Ira P. Rothken posted on Moredata, May 22, 2007:

In the course of analyzing web sites and pages in your electronic investigations you will likely come across important evidence that you will need to preserve - from web site text manifesting trademark infringement to web site photos related to copyright infringement or other illegal conduct to web site files demonstrating security breaches.

You may need to analyze, after the fact, the way certain web pages and sites appeared on a certain date and time. You may also need to use certain web site manifestations in evidence in Court….

Blog entry by Ira P. Rothken on Moredata, May 13, 2007:

During the course of an electronic investigation you may be called upon to plan the forensic analysis of a target’s computer system and hard drive.The target hard drive may contain a range of data relevant to an investigation from emails making overt admissions to trace evidence of files that were “attempted” to be deleted that when “undeleted” may prove to be incriminating.

The general flow chart for a computer forensic investigation can be summarized with an acronym ISUPR and is as follows….