PwC's forensic technology specialists are trained in the forensic acquisition and analysis of electronic evidence and document management. The team is experienced in handling evidence with consideration of data protection, e-disclosure, human rights, employment laws and other legal aspects of transferring data between jurisdictions. Speed of action is often crucial to the success of an engagement – our team can generally be deployed anywhere in the CEE region within 24 hours of an assignment being accepted. |
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We use a number of data capture and review tools to analyse and remove duplicate documents in electronic data such as e-mails and user files which can then be searched and categorised for discovery purposes by investigators and lawyers. |
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Using specialized analytical tools, we can perform data mining techniques to analyse financial or accounting data held on Information Systems – such as searching for specific transactions or transaction-patterns and journal entries. These tests can be used to identify potentially suspicious transactions, trends and inconsistencies when supporting a fraud investigation. Similarly, these tests can also provide an indication of the strength of the system controls which are in place and may highlight potential “red flag” areas. |
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Potential issues |
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You need to preserve evidence on employees' or other parties' computers, servers, backup |
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tapes or PDAs – often without the potential perpetrators knowing about it |
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You need to identify password protected, encrypted, hidden or deleted documents – without |
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damaging or altering the data or taking the organisation's server network out of action |
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You need to be able to search and review a large volume of e-mails and other documents from |
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multiple sources and to categorise these documents depending on their relevance |
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You need to trace transactions or patterns of transactions hidden within huge volumes of data, |
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efficiently and without taking financial systems offline for extended periods of time. |
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You need to review and categorise paper records (such as correspondence file statements and |
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invoices from accounting data) |
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Our forensic technology services include |
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Computer Forensics (data capture & image analysis) |
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eDiscovery Services (document management & e-mail analysis) |
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Data Analytics (transactional financial analysis, operational systems analysis) |
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Business intelligence services (background research & i2 charting) |
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