Digital Forensic Investigation For A Business Services Company
Vodworks conducted an end-to-end digital forensic investigation for a business services company with more than 200 employees following concerns about potentially suspicious employee activity.
- Examined 10+ years of digital evidence across corporate systems and devices.
- Built a complete forensic timeline across email, devices, and system activity.
- Delivered clear findings, risks, and recommendations to guide decisions.
About The Client
Our client is a B2B outsourced assistance and customer support provider with more than 200 employees. Following the departure of a long-serving employee, the organisation sought an independent forensic investigation to determine whether any company policies, contractual obligations, or security controls had been breached prior to their exit.
The Scope
After an employee with more than 12 years of service left the organisation, the client engaged Vodworks to conduct a comprehensive digital forensic investigation.
The objectives were to:
- Identify any suspicious or unauthorised activity.
- Determine whether company data had been accessed, copied, deleted, or transferred.
- Review digital evidence across corporate accounts and devices.
- Produce a legally defensible record of findings to support any further internal or legal action.
How Vodworks Helped
Vodworks performed a structured digital forensic investigation across the employee’s corporate accounts and assigned devices while maintaining evidence integrity throughout the process.
The engagement included:
Digital Evidence Collection
- Corporate email and attachment analysis
- Laptop and hard-drive forensic examination
- Browser history and download analysis
- File creation, modification, and deletion review
System & Activity Analysis
- USB and external storage activity review
- Operating system and login event analysis
- Timeline reconstruction of user activity
- Correlation of evidence across multiple data sources
Reporting & Evidence
- Validation and preservation of digital evidence
- Activity timeline reconstruction
- Identification of activities requiring further review
- Comprehensive forensic report with findings, supporting evidence, risk considerations, and recommendations
Technologies & Forensic Tools
Vodworks performed a structured digital forensic investigation across the employee’s corporate accounts and assigned devices while maintaining evidence integrity throughout the process.
Tools and techniques included:
- FTK Imager
- Autopsy
- The Sleuth Kit
- Email header analysis
- Windows Event Log analysis
- File metadata analysis
- Evidence integrity hashing
The Results
The forensic investigation reconstructed more than 10 years of digital activity across corporate accounts and devices.
The investigation successfully:
- Analysed email, device, and system activity to identify activities requiring further review.
- Correlated evidence across multiple forensic data sources.
- Produced a comprehensive timeline supported by verifiable forensic evidence.
- Delivered a structured report outlining findings, associated risks, and recommended next steps.
Specific investigation details remain confidential.
The Outcome
Comprehensive Digital Evidence
- Delivered a complete forensic timeline with validated evidence across email, devices, and system activity.
Actionable Investigation Report
- Vodworks equipped the client with clear findings, risk considerations, and recommendations to support informed internal decision-making.
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