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Forensic Examinations for
Schools and Universities
Examples
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Some of the items listed below may be accomplished by experienced I.T. personnel. What is important to consider when determining who should conduct given procedures is that even the most experienced I.T. staff member may not be familiar with producing data using forensic methodology - making the found data acceptable in a court of law. Additionally, should the case arise, whoever conducts the examination must be able to give expert testimony in a court of law to the forensic procedures and results of the examination.
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Typical types of data requested by Schools or Universities for a digital forensic examination include: email usage, website history, cell phone usage, cellular & VOIP phone usage, file activity history, file creation or deletion, chat history, account login/logout records, and more...
EXAMPLES:
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Recover of lost or damaged student data;
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e-Discovery of unlawful or improper use of network resources or the Internet by students or faculty;
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Investigations into unlawful or improper content being copied, accessed or produced on school computers or when connected to the school network;
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Investigations into harassment or other improper or unlawful communications by or between faculty, staff, administration and students - by means of cellular or VOIP phones, emails, chats, website or social network posts (MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) or any other means of digitally transferred or stored media;
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Investigations into improper or unlawful access to restricted files or directories by internal or external hacking attempts;
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Investigations into critical incident threats or actions against individuals, groups or facilities - including school bomb threats, student bullying, school shootings and vandalism;
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e-Discovery for the purpose of auditing I.T. procedures - ensuring that legal requirements are being met.
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