It's All Digital Now: Computer Forensics Training a Necessity

Computer forensics investigations must be a critical component of your tool kit. Constant training will help you hire experts, find digital evidence, and prepare for a judge and jury. You need to realize what you don’t know and seek the training to fill the gaps.

Sam, a new internal auditor at Wannamaker Construction, suspected that Evan, an accountant, was embezzling from the company. Sam had to find evidence on Evan’s desktop and laptop computers to prove his case in court. While he was confident his computer skills were sufficient, Sam decided to hire an external digital forensics firm anyway to ensure a clear-cut case. He hired XSteronics, a digital forensics firm he found in the phone book. 

After work on a Friday evening, Sam met Duke, a digital forensics examiner from XSteronics, and led him into Evan’s office. Duke accidentally tripped over the electric cord to Evan’s desktop computer, causing it to turn off. He quickly switched it back on and began copying Word documents and Excel spreadsheets onto his laptop. Evan had left his laptop on his desk, so Sam began copying files from it onto his thumb drive. At 7 p.m., Duke and Sam shut off the computers and left.