Digital forensics and computer investigations.
Reliable solutions for data recovery, digital evidence and computer investigation. Working with a specialised partner company, we support individuals, businesses and lawyers in disputes involving the digital sphere.
AI imageWhen the evidence is digital, you need a method.
A computer forensic investigation analyses devices and data to reconstruct facts relevant to a legal dispute. Done correctly, it provides solid, hard-to-challenge evidence on cybercrime, intellectual-property violations, fraud and other disputes. The value lies not just in the result, but in how it is obtained.
Admissibility in court
Digital evidence stands up before a judge only if acquired and documented with a rigorous method. Sloppiness makes it unusable.
Chain of custody
Every piece of data is tracked from the moment of acquisition: who handled it, when and how. It’s the guarantee the evidence hasn’t been altered.
Repeatability
Examinations follow documented, verifiable procedures, so another technician can reach the same results. Where an examination is non-repeatable, the applicable legal safeguards are followed.
The cases where a forensic analysis makes the difference.
Computer forensics comes into play whenever data, devices or digital communications become part of a dispute. Some recurring scenarios:
Employment disputes
Dismissals, unfair competition, theft of data or clients by former employees, improper use of company tools.
Intellectual-property theft
Theft of designs, code, trade secrets or know-how. Reconstructing what was copied, when and by whom.
Fraud and unauthorised access
Unauthorised access to systems, accounts and email, manipulation of management or accounting data.
Authenticity of email, chats and documents
Verifying that a message, conversation or file is genuine and hasn’t been tampered with or fabricated.
Online offences and harassment
Defamation, stalking, harassment and digital threats: identifying the traces and gathering the evidence.
Civil and family cases
Separations, division of assets and disputes where devices and digital communications contain relevant elements.
After a cyber attack
Ransomware, data breach, intrusions: reconstructing how the attack happened, what was compromised and where it started.
Recovery of deleted data
Recovering deleted files, messages or histories, often decisive in proving a fact.
Every device leaves traces.
Forensic analysis applies to anything that stores or transmits data. Together with our partner we cover the full spectrum of digital media.
Computers and servers
Workstations, laptops, physical and virtual servers, Windows, Linux and macOS environments.
Smartphones and tablets
iOS and Android devices: messages, calls, apps, geolocation, deleted content.
Storage media
Hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, memory cards and damaged media.
Email and chats
Mailboxes, conversations, message headers and metadata to verify origin and authenticity.
Cloud and online accounts
Storage spaces, cloud services and accounts, in compliance with procedures and authorisations.
Networks and logs
Traffic traces, access and system logs to reconstruct events and intrusions.
From gathering the evidence to support in court.
The expert activities are carried out by the specialised partner company, with which BIT’s forensics unit collaborates end-to-end.
Recovery of deleted data
Recovery of deleted or inaccessible files, messages, histories and content, even from damaged media.
Producing the evidence
Acquiring and preserving the data in a form valid for evidentiary purposes, with complete documentation.
Device analysis
In-depth examination of computers, servers, mobile devices and media to extract the elements relevant to the case.
Support for individuals, businesses and lawyers
Acting as a party-appointed technical consultant, supporting the court expert and interpreting results in legal disputes.
Four steps, no shortcuts.
The value of an investigation lies in the rigour of the method. Every phase is documented to ensure the evidence holds up.
Forensic acquisition
A bit-by-bit copy of the media with hash calculation: we always work on the copy, never on the original, which stays intact.
Analysis
Examination of the copy with specialised tools to identify, recover and correlate the elements useful to the case.
Expert report
A clear, understandable report that translates the technical results into elements usable in a legal setting.
Support in court
Support for the lawyer and client during proceedings, interpreting the results and responding to counter-arguments.
Solid evidence can change the outcome of a case.
A rigorous forensic analysis protects against challengeable evidence and information lost forever. It puts concrete, properly collected elements in your hands to face a dispute with greater strength and peace of mind.
Digital forensics: the questions we hear most.
Can I switch the device on and check it myself first?
Better not, and this is the most useful advice on the page. Every power-on, opened file or do-it-yourself recovery attempt changes data and access timestamps, and can compromise the very evidence you needed. If a device might end up in a dispute, leave it as it is and have it acquired properly.
When is a forensic examination actually needed?
Whenever data, devices or digital communications become part of a dispute. The recurring cases are employment disputes, including data or client lists taken by former employees, theft of intellectual property such as designs, code or know-how, and fraud.
Will digital evidence hold up in court?
Only if it was acquired and documented rigorously: an approximate job makes it unusable. You need a chain of custody recording who handled the data, when and how, and documented procedures another examiner could repeat to reach the same results.
What is the chain of custody?
It is the record of every step from acquisition onwards. It exists to show the evidence was not altered between being collected and being presented. Without it the content may well be accurate, but it becomes open to challenge.
Do you work only with lawyers, or with individuals and companies too?
All three. The forensics unit supports individuals, companies and lawyers, working with a specialist partner firm: the method is the same, what changes is who brings the case.
Do you have a dispute involving data or devices?
Tell us about the case in confidence. Together with our specialised partner we assess whether and how a forensic analysis can help you, and on what timeline.