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Digital Forensics

Preservation is key when it comes to digital evidence. Establishing a trail is the first and most crucial step in this process. When a digital wrecking ball wreaks havoc on evidence for civil and criminal cases, we’ll work on reconstructing it.

Our goal is to follow the breadcrumb trail of data until we find the truth. Digital forensics and research are crucial to developing your case and solving problems which can be admissible in court. Protecting yourself, your reputation, and your future should be your number one priority, and we can help.

Not every case has a “smoking gun,” but if one exists can you afford to miss it? Lawsuits can be won or lost based on computer data – not just the underlying data (i.e., content), but also metadata and other digital artifacts.

Here at The Baradat Group, we will perform collection, preservation, analysis and reporting of digital media (including PCs, Mac’s, iPhones, Androids, and much more) in a manner that is legally admissible. We provide an end-to-end solution personalized to meet your computer forensics needs.

What we do

1. Preservation of Evidence: Image Hard drives, Cell Phones, PDAs, iPads, etc.
TBG will perform collection, preservation, analysis and reporting of digital media in a manner that is legally admissible. We provide an end-to-end solution personalized to meet your computer forensics needs.
2. Forensic Investigation and Analysis
At TBG, we understand the need for individuals and businesses alike to meet their personal and professional objectives. It is for this reason that we offer a wide range of consulting services aimed at addressing our client’s needs even when those needs fall outside of the realm of digital forensics.
3. Data Recovery, Restore Deleted Files, Locate Hidden Data
At The Baradat Group, we utilize some of the industry’s best tools and techniques to recover deleted data. When attempting to recover deleted files, time is of the essence due to certain system operations that could put deleted data at risk from being recovered. Allow us to assist you in the successful recovery of your deleted data.
4. Demonstrate Evidence of Spoilation
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5. Extract Password Protected and Encrypted Information
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6. Locate Hidden Assets via Restoration of Accounting files (QuickBooks, TurboTax)
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Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is Computer Forensics?

Computer Forensics is the use of specialized techniques for the preservation, identification, extraction, authentication, examination, analysis, interpretation and documentation of digital information. Computer forensics comes into play when a case involves issues relating to the reconstruction of computer system usage, examination of residual data, authentication of data by technical analysis or explanation of technical features of data and computer usage. Computer Forensics requires specialized expertise that generally goes beyond normal data collection and preservation techniques available to end-users or system support personnel.

What is a Chain of Custody/Chain of Evidence?

Chain of custody is the record of the custodial history of evidence. The Chain of Custody shows, “WHO had access to WHAT and WHEN did they have it.”

Chain of Evidence or authentication is the record of the collection, processing, and analysis of digital evidence. It proves that the presented evidence is unequivocally derived from the acquired digital information.

What is a forensic image?

A forensics image (sometimes called a forensics copy) is an exact bit-by-bit copy of a digital device (hard drive, USB device, cell phone, etc.) including active data, slack space, unallocated space (or unused space). We use court approved forensics tools for making these images. Our tools produce authentication information, called a hash value, to ensure the integrity of the image.

What is a hash value?

A hash value is a mathematical algorithm produced against digital information (i.e. a file, a physical disk, or a forensics image) thereby creating a digital fingerprint for that information. It is by purpose a one-way algorithm and thus it is not possible to change digital evidence, without changing the corresponding hash values. In other words, if the hash value of a file has not changed, the file itself has not changed.

A hash value, commonly referred to as an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 hash (based on the algorithm used to produce the hash) is used to authenticate digital evidence.

MD5 Hash Example: e6196e1b4f0d1535244eaab534428542

Digital Forensics