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Computers and digital devices
now feature prominently in white
collar crimes. With the
emergence of the mobile office,
remote networking and the
internet, the crime scene for
white collar crimes is now
global in scope. The prosecution
and defence of corporate fraud
has taken on proportional
complexity that calls for a new
set of skills for the
prosecuting and defence
attorney.
Crimes involving the use of
Computers and computer related
devices include; homicides,
financial fraud, drug
trafficking, embezzlement,
forgery, child pornography,
sexual harassment, theft and
misappropriation of trade
secrets, terrorist activities
The scope and volume of records
produced in digital format in a
small size firm can run into
millions of pages when printed
on paper. The statistics below
is a tip of the ice berg.
I CD Rom holds approx.. 55,000 pages.
1 DVD holds approx. 411,250 Pages
15GB Hard drive holds approx.
1,250,000 pages
The relative cheap cost of
acquiring large capacity digital
storage like Hard disk and NAS
servers has further complicated
the problem of discovering
digital evidence.
About 90% of all forms of communication
in business organisations is now
digital in format
(Internet, emails,
databases, spreadsheet, word processing,
desktop computers, laptops, mobile
phones, digital devices etc). From
Banking institutions to small
and medium firms, the paperless
office is fast becoming the norm
and not the exception.
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Digital records are produced
from different sources
Desktop Computers, Laptops,
PDA's, mobile phones, Emails ,
Internet, Database Servers,
Network Servers, Fax machines
and printers. Looking for a
relevant document in this
scenario could amount to looking
for a needle in a haystack.
Computer crime has taken on a
new dimension and level of
sophistication that calls for a
new approach to criminal
legislation and crime scene
preservation and presentation.
Technologies for concealing
digital evidence abound and
hackers are constantly a step
ahead of security solutions thus
making the task of
investigation, and discovery
ever more complex.
Expert help is needed to
discover , extract, interpret
and present digital evidence in
an acceptable format, without
irrevocably damaging the
probative value of this specie
of evidence.
As an
attorney, what do you look for
in a computer related crime
scene? what relevant issues
should the forensic report
contain? how do you controvert
the report or testimony of the computer expert
witness ? How do you
conduct the direct examination , cross
examination, re
examination of the computer
expert witness? what
questions should you ask? How do
you interpret the response you
get ? how does the computer
evidence fit into you case
theory?
These and
many more are the issues we deal
with as specialist solicitors;
working with your team from
indictment to close of
proceedings.
Contact
us
for further information.
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