Computer & Digital Forensics — California

Computer and digital forensics California expert witnesses identify, recover, process, analyse and provide expert reports on electronically stored data, in both civil and criminal matters. The digital forensic experts profiled in this directory may specialize in computer forensics, mobile device forensics, network forensics, forensic data analysis or database forensics, providing specialized searches of digital devices and networks, including cellphones (mobile phones), computer laptops, desktop computers, cloud storage services, SSD and USB memory devices, video cameras, music players, computer networks, telecommunication networks, cellphone towers and satellite networks, and any other device containing stored data.

These computer and digital forensic California expert witnesses may also testify in matters of data recovery from devices (from hard drives to cloud accounts), data encryption, deleted files and partial data recovery. The may also provide opinions on the adequacy of data protections measures, methodological shortcomings in digital analysis and findings, quality control and quality assurance, digital forensic industry standards and generally accepted best practices.

For related California expert witnesses who specialize in the process of finding and delivering electronically stored information (usually in response to a legal request or investigation), see Digital Evidence & e-Discovery.