COMPUTER FORENSICS

Business today is dominated by the computer, both as a working tool and as means of international communication, it is also the fastest growing area of white-collar crime. Corporate espionage, fraud and counterfeiting all involve computer technology at some stage.

To meet the increasing demand for computer forensics, Aston Information Security has experts with extensive experience in computer evidence processing and electronic document discovery, who are trained in expert witness testimony and have proven trial experience.

We provide a ‘one stop shop’ for digital forensic services in relation to the investigation and handling of computers and intelligent devices containing information and data.

Whether the system is a portable device or part of an integrated network, Aston's experienced technicians can assist you from the initial evidence gathering or fact finding through to the successful outcome, be it external prosecution, Industrial Tribunal or internal disciplinary action.

If you need to investigate data that is held on a computer or an intelligent device then we can provide the following assistance:
  Advice on initiation of an investigation where data recovery is required
  Advice on the seizing and securing of that evidence
  Acquire data on site (overtly or covertly) or at our forensic laboratory
  Recover data that you thought had long gone
  Examine the recovered data according to the instructions you give us
  Provide easy to read technical reports outlining our findings
  Provide expert testimony if required

Our computer forensics team have extensive experience in the handling and analysis of computer data evidence to support criminal convictions.

Our team can:-
  Locate hidden access, deleted or password protected files
  Find files/records from vast fields of data
  Establish unauthorised transmission of information to others
  Interrogate ex-employees workstations/laptops
  System integrity surveys
  Monitor internal and external traffic
  Intercept Email


We maintain the integrity of any evidence, in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), by ensuring that the computer data is not altered, thus enabling us to produce a forensically sound true mirror image of that data.

Forensic computer examinations are conducted using procedures and protocols that ensure all data that can be found is recovered and presented in a conclusive and understandable format. Using the latest and most widely recognised forensic methodology we are able to present our findings and our methods in a corporate boardroom or courtroom.

As part our of counter espionage services, our computer forensics team are able to trace weaknesses within your network and identify any areas that have been subject to the attention of hackers or those carrying out subversive activities against your organisation.