Investigations, Forensic Examination, Data Breach

Click. Notify. Exfiltrate. Why the Most Damaging Threats Start in Your Inbox

HaystackID on 6/5/2025

Editor’s Note: Email remains the most reliable and comprehensive source of evidence in digital investigations, often providing insights that other platforms cannot. As threats become more sophisticated and data volumes grow,...more

[Webcast Transcript] Faster Finds, Fewer Files: A Smarter Approach to Email Investigations

HaystackID on 5/30/2025

Editor’s Note: As digital threats become increasingly sophisticated and data volumes continue to surge, email remains a cornerstone of modern investigations. In this timely webcast, HaystackID® experts John Wilson and Rene...more

Does Every Incident Require a Forensic Report? - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/13/2024

‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more

Forensic Analysis and Privilege in the Wake of a Data Breach

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/25/2021

In the wake of a data breach, counsel will often require the assistance of a forensic firm in order to provide legal advice to their client. The forensic analysis—which is often memorialized in a report to counsel—is crucial...more

Potential Solutions for Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protections over Forensic Reports in Light of...

Alston & Bird on 3/1/2021

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team delves into how a federal court decided that a data breach forensic report was discoverable despite efforts to protect it under attorney-client privilege and work product protections...more

Evaluating Stand-Alone Privilege for Cybersecurity Info

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/19/2019

With cybercrime on the rise, organizations have increasingly found themselves subject to litigation or regulatory investigations related to breaches. Documents and information created before breaches, such as security...more