Forensic Data Recovery

For most corporations, it is a matter of when, not if, they will need to comply with a request for electronically stored information (ESI) from a government agency or opposing party in a lawsuit.

Data Integrity

With world-leading Ontrack® Data Recovery services and computer forensic engineers, Kroll Ontrack can recover data from any type of failed media, including laptops, PCs, cell phones and many other new media devices as well as legacy media. If and when you need to recover data as part of an investigation or litigation matter, we will follow chain-of custody protocols and forensically sound technology to ensure that data is not altered during the recovery process. As an example, Kroll Ontrack has been a security-cleared contractor of the U.S. Department of Defense for more than 15 years and is a repeat recipient of their James S. Cogswell Award for Outstanding Industrial Security, which is given to less than 0.5% of all defense contractors Winners must have an exemplary security program that includes low incidence of violations, ongoing security education for all employees, exacting internal controls, sound physical security, and strong commitment from senior management for its security program.

Expert Testimony

Kroll Ontrack forensic and recovery experts will draft affidavits or testify in court or before regulators to confirm the protocols used in the recovery of your data. To ensure the integrity of your recovered data is not questioned, we will go on record to:

• Provide thorough insight to our documentation, method and processes
• Describe the condition of the media when it was received
• Confirm the chain of custody
• Clarify how exactly the media was handled
• Ultimately explain how the data was recovered

Our data recovery process for litigation and investigation will prepare you for the next steps in the computer forensic analysis process.