How do I determine the ROI (Return on Investment) I will receive by contracting Chicago Computer Forensic Services?
A. If you are thinking about performing this type of work yourself, or using your corporate IT department or local computer technician, we encourage you to reconsider. In this case, you must consider the internal dollar cost and the possibility of your evidence being tossed out because of the method in which it was acquired. In addition, you need to take into account the qualifications of those who worked on it, or any personal and business associations your staff might have with the subject. The internal cost is not only the time you or other people spend performing this work, but also the cost of taking them away from their assigned responsibilities. There is also the time spent writing reports (a 40 GB hard drive can have over 9,101,420 pages of data), possible interrogatories and depositions, other internal issues, the spread of gossip, and loss of work productivity. All of these situations may occur and can affect your staff, your business, and most importantly, the outcome of you
