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What are the first steps in securing digital evidence?
By Erik Laykin

Digital evidence is fragile by nature and must be treated carefully to prevent spoilage or even the slightest appearance of improper handling or usage. Due to the complex issues and interconnected relationships between operating systems, software applications, databases and the multiple users who in many cases operate on the same network; a digital evidence investigator must simultaneously have both an understanding of the 'big picture' or Network Architecture as well as have the ability to bring relevance to the smallest of details.
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Electronic Discovery Still Off the Radar Screen For Most Attorneys
By Albert Barsocchini,Esq.

The 2001 American Bar Association Survey on Litigation and Courtroom Technology reveals a startling statistic. Less than 5% of law firms have conducted any electronic discovery. The survey also reveals that most of the electronic discovery is being conducted by large law firms in the big cities.
This is surprising since most states, including the Federal rules, address electronic discovery and consider it inherent in a discovery request. Therefore, many attorneys are technically not complying with current discovery requests by failing to either disclose or request digital documents. There are serious ethical and legal implications of ignoring it.    >>> read more ...

New Anti-Cyber Crime Tool Protects Corporate America Raytheon Selects OnlineSecurity as West Coast Integrator for "Silent Runner" Product

Press Release

LOS ANGELES, CA., October 28 - OnlineSecurity® a leading computer forensics and corporate information technology security firm, has signed a strategic agreement with Raytheon Corporation to represent the stealth network infrastructure monitoring system known as "Silent Runner". OnlineSecurity will sell, integrate and manage "Silent Runner" for West Coast corporations and law firms in an effort to enforce each company's privacy and security policies pertaining to illegal usage of their computer networks, such as sexual harassment, child pornography, cyber-terrorism and intellectual property theft.
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