Can my employee qualify in court as an expert in the forensic examination of a computer?
Probably not. Assuming their findings were not suppressed, they would only be allowed to testify to facts. They would not be allowed to testify to opinions or conclusions. Our expertise has already been recognized by state and federal courts around the country. We often receive computers to examine after a company’s computer personnel have attempted to recover evidence from it. In their attempts, they have destroyed important evidence such as the date that files were last accessed. The forensic processes and hardware that we utilize are designed to safeguard every bit of evidence. [Back to Top] 22. We don’t plan on going to court. We’re just looking for what an employee has been doing on a computer. Isn’t it O.K. to use in-house computer personnel to do this? If your concerns are strong enough to warrant a forensic examination of a computer, then it really is important enough for you to do it correctly. If the employee is fired or disciplined as a result of the examination, civil litig
Probably not. Assuming their findings were not suppressed, they would only be allowed to testify to facts. They would not be allowed to testify to opinions or conclusions. Our expertise has already been recognized by state and federal courts around the country. We often receive computers to examine after a company’s computer personnel have attempted to recover evidence from it. In their attempts, they have destroyed important evidence such as the date that files were last accessed. The forensic processes and hardware that we utilize are designed to safeguard every bit of evidence.
