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Better Results with IST's Forensics and Lab

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Better Results with IST's Forensics and Lab

At IST, we cover all the bases when it comes to e-Discovery services from hosting, processing, digital forensics/consulting, court reporting, and managed document review services. One of these services, digital forensics, provides airtight expertise and technical resources to document, collect, analyze and report data from nearly any device, account, or server in the world.

If the data is out there, we will find it. Why is forensic expertise so relevant today? It's primarily due to living in a world of GPS, mobile devices, tablets, networks, memory chips, email servers, and hard drives. It's a complex, computerized world and retrieving data and information which may be deleted requires a team of experts highly trained in digital forensics analysis.

I recently posed questions to IST's Jordan McQuown, CIO and CISO for IST.

Why should potential clients consider IST to handle their forensic needs?

Organizations have the same access to software and training as we do. We truly believe in service excellence combined with our focus on our people. This has allowed IST to build breadth and depth that many competitors cannot match in providing services from the beginning through the end of the client's matter.

Tell me about IST's Forensics Lab:

Our new lab should be completed during the second quarter. We see the lab as an opportunity to do a technology refresh but, more importantly, continue to streamline our processes and increase our overall capabilities. While we don't have any significant gaps in our current capabilities, our goal is to build for the future and provide an evolution of electronic evidence, security, and speed of service.

As you can see from Jordan's comments, IST is on top of its game when it comes to digital forensics expertise. There can be thousands of metadata, and although it can be easily found, some will be extraordinarily difficult to find or retrieve without the right software. Knowing your data is handled by an expert IST forensic analyst and stored in-house with less handoff guarantees exceptional service while securing the integrity of the digital evidence. My thanks to the entire Forensics and eDiscovery teams for the incredible job they do for our clients. Thank you for all that you do.