Computer Investigations and eDiscovery
eDiscovery
eDiscovery is a process designed to identify, analyze and transfer data stored in digital means, such as computers (Computer Forensics), cellular phones (Mobile Forensics), servers, clouds and more.
The data discovery process is performed as part of a legal process or intra-organizational investigation facilitating the detection of required documents and their presentation to the relevant authorities as authentic evidence.
Legal and supervisory authorities in many countries, with the United States of America and the United Kingdom in the lead, require the receipt of computer files and documents only when those have undergone a full eDiscovery process, from the collection of a document to its submittal. Different authorities require document reporting to be performed according to their own unique structure, and for that purpose appropriate tools and skills to perform the task are required.
More and more testing, investigation and reporting processes are performed these days through the eDiscovery process, due to increasing demand for Cross Border information, the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the practical effectivity of the process.
The Firm's expertise in Computer Investigations and eDiscovery
The BDO network, having the required expertise and international deployment with its' 30 labs and experienced professionals in six continents, facilitates the performance of Cross Border eDiscovery processes and coping with the requirements of foreign authorities, when these are presented as part of requirement for information from bodies operating in the local market.
Our company has the tools for gathering materials from mobile phones and tablets in a secured form, at costs that are significantly lower than market costs and with the quick transfer to the customer capabilities, such as:
- Cellebrite - Mobile Forensic Tool
- Relativity & Nuix – Computer and Servers Forensic Tool
The discovery requirements may be for a private person or for a giant corporation; the difference between them mainly being the quantity of documents requiring handling, the mean of data storage and the number of devices required for the process. Our company is able to handle any scope of required information, starting from a few documents and up to corporate file server, using sophisticated data analysis techniques and the use of designated eDiscovery tools.
The costs of the work vary respective of the scope of information, and therefore the process can be performed for individuals at an affordable price appropriate for the scope required.
When data gathering and handling is required from core business systems such as the ERP system or a customer management system, our skill at understanding the information, gathering it and facilitating its analysis and reporting, enables an efficient and effective process.
eDiscovery Process
BDO works according to techniques customary in the eDiscovery world. This process is comprised of five principal stages:
- Identification - identifying, classifying and mapping the required data.
- Collection – collecting the information in a structured and documented way through designated systems.
- Review – inspection and methodical arrangement of information as well as handling of classified information.
- Production – retrieval of the information according to requirements and its transfer to the relevant bodies.
- Governance – leveraging the eDiscovery process (eDiscovery Governance) for the purpose of setting rules for future management and protection of organizational information.
Our Services:
- Assisting organizations and lawyers in the eDiscovery process for intra-organizational investigations or investigations on behalf of the court, using specific key words.
- Collection, analysis and review of computerized evidence from the web, the cloud, telephones and mobile devices.
- Collection, analysis and review of electronic evidence from organizational information systems.
- Detection of information in mobiles, SIM cards, tablets and electronic media including deleted items.
- Analyzing information prior to its' collection as well as information stored in the databases of the various systems.