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Forensic Computing Service

Digital evidence, in the form of emails, internet logs or electronic documents, is an increasingly important source of evidence in today’s investigations, whether criminal or disciplinary in nature. Yet it is all too easy to compromise the admissibility of such evidence – simply rebooting a computer rewrites numerous registry files, a fact which barristers have used to cast doubt on the integrity of evidence obtained from personal computers. Digital evidence needs to be secured swiftly and safely at the outset of an investigation, which is where our expert service can help. Our Forensic Computing Service brings together the specialist knowledge and skills of our IS Assurance and Fraud & Security teams to provide an effective, comprehensive and reliable service to recover digital evidence for use in investigations. We use EnCase computer forensic software to recover documents in a legal admissible way and to perform forensic searches to identify relevant patterns and key documents. We can even recover relevant documents from previously deleted data, hidden files or reformatted disks. Audit North’s Forensic Computing Service offers a low cost, highly effective means of identifying and securing digital evidence. It has proven its worth in helping our clients recover vital evidence in support of significant internal investigations.

To find out more contact either:

• Brian Ridley on 0191 441 5944 or brian.ridley@nhs.net; or

• Angela Mulroy on 0191 441 5943 or angela.mulroy@nhs.net.