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EDGE Alert: Disable iPhone SDP to Avoid Major Collection Frustrations!
Hold On! Before turning over that iPhone for collection, SDP MUST be disabled. Otherwise, the phone must be sent/handed back to start all over again! Apple’s Stolen Device Protection (“SDP”)...
EDGE Alert: Material Differences Between Common Phone Collection Methodologies
There a material differences in what is collected depending on which of the two forensically-sound collection methodologies is used. And, there are no "do-overs." A second, later collection will...
Federal Bench’s ESI Patience Wearing Thin(ner)?
The refreshing breeze litigators might be sensing blowing in from the Western reaches of the Northern District of Illinois likely emanates from the courtroom and chambers of Judge Iain Johnston...
Mark Rotert, former AUSA and Winston & Strawn Partner Joins Protek’s Board
Highly Respected Former Assistant United States Attorney and Winston & Strawn Litigator Brings Valuable Client-centric Insights
EDGE Alert: 40,000 Message Sync Holes!
Apple’s Messaging Sync is Blasting Holes in iPhone Collections This latest Protek Practitioner’s EDGE Alert reveals a critical, yet seemingly little-noticed cell phone messaging development with...
EDGE Alert: Cell Phone? Do this Immediately!
EDGE Tip: Cell Phone?: Do This. Immediately! What should you tell a client to do with a cell phone until it can be properly preserved? Our last Practitioner’s EDGE Tip explained the urgency in...
EDGE Alert: Major iPhone Preservation Development
Heads up! The Headline: Apple Is AUTO-Deleting Texts from iPhones Simply put, that’s what you MUST know, that Apple near-instantly auto-deletes text messages from iPhones (or whatever Apple device)...
EDGE Alert: Preserve phones quickly!
You MUST act fast. The take-away from this Protek Practitioner’s EDGE Tip is this simple: Failure to move with haste to properly preserve mobile device content puts you at great risk for viable...
ESI (Electronically Stored Information) Whack-a-Mole Practitioner’s Tips in ISBA Res Gestae Journal
ESI Electronically Stored Information and Electronic Evidence are seemingly everywhere, and nowhere, all at the same time. Tracking it down to preserve or collect in a defensible way, or hunting for...
Protek Co-Presents Nov. 8th CLE on Leveraging Cyber and Accounting Forensics in Business Divorces for Chicago Bar Association
“The Forensic Way…to Securing and Maximizing Your Client’s Position; Deploying Digital Forensics & Forensic Accounting in Business Divorces” is the title of a Chicago Bar Association Business...