ALPHARETTA, Ga., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A misstep in preserving electronic data for litigation could mean defeat before the enemy is even engaged.
That's the conclusion observed by Greg Fordham, a founder of K&F Consulting Inc., and an expert witness in many state and federal cases involving e-discovery and computer forensics.
According to Fordham simply, "Just not deleting anything off the computer isn't enough."
"The continued use of a computer can alter important metadata such as file system date and time stamps. Similarly, continued use can overwrite dynamic system data such as virtual memory stored to a disk, or overwrite deleted data so that it is unrecoverable," he said.
Steps Fordham recommends include: early notice to preserve evidence - even prior to filing; preserving electronic evidence in a forensically sound manner that will capture the full spectrum of data; and developing a questionnaire or guide that seeks specific details about a clients electronic and computer systems.
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