Computer Forensics Investigators

Computer forensics, the recovery and analysis of electronic data, is an essential element of many corporate investigations and provides key evidence during litigation. Our team of computer forensic investigators will assist clients in uncovering and recovering electronic evidence through sound and tested computer forensic methods, with the understanding that such evidence must be admissible in court.

The basics of a computer forensic investigation require that critical evidence be obtained and analyzed. Acquiring information comes from tape restoration, hard drive imaging, or keyword searches on Windows, Macintosh, NT, Novell, Unix, and Linux platforms. Our computer forensics experts have the ability to use analysis tools and techniques to locate, recover and analyze active, deleted or damaged electronic data. Furthermore, forensics experts can provide evidence by strategically assessing the digital trail left by the subject. Digital trails are hard to erase, and therefore can often validate or disprove information during an investigation or litigation.

Fortress Global Investigations gives our clients timely and professional service, while ensuring that our analysis exceeds the rules of evidence and our clients' expectations. We are experienced in courtroom preparation and testimony. Our reports are comprehensive yet understandable and have been successfully proven in legal proceedings.

Case Studies

Executives of a large national non-profit organization suspected that an employee had been disseminating sensitive company proprietary information over the internet. The allegation was that the employee was selling the company's information to foreign organized crime leaders for fraudulent use. Fortress Global Investigations was hired to determine whether and to what extent proprietary information was leaked and to document this evidence.

Fortress Global's computer forensic experts analyzed the suspect's office and personal computers. Meanwhile, Fortress Global Investigations’s investigators conducted several interviews and administered a voluntary polygraph test to the suspect. Once the investigation was completed and the suspect and other parties held accountable, Fortress Global Investigators reviewed the company’s IT security internal controls so that similar situations could be avoided in the future.