The Future of Mobile E-Discovery
Most servers and some current discovery software are also not designed to capture texts, photos and other common files generated by mobile devices.
Embrace new mobile device forensic technologies.
Adding mobile device forensics may also seem expensive, and many attorneys in corporate legal departments and law firms have voiced concerns that e-discovery vendors do not offer products and services that cover this area. Once they capture the data, the legal team must be able to review it. Even if the technology exists, legal teams must consider the costs and the amount of training involved in mastering it.
Increasingly sophisticated tablets and smartphones also have security features that could cause attorneys to be leery of new software. So they worry that this vast source of ESI is being overlooked, putting them at risk of sanctions.
Fortunately, cost-effective, defensible, user-friendly solutions are now available that can capture ESI directly from mobile devices.
The question is not if corporate legal departments will need to collect ESI from mobile devices, but when. Many departments are already faced with this requirement and pay by the GB or by the hour for service. Fortunately, this type of collection is no longer limited to the realm of forensic investigators or law enforcement.
Mobile E-discovery Solution
With AccessData's MPE+ technology, in-house counsel now have an easy and affordable way to make mobile device discovery a part of the routine e-discovery process.
Designed specifically to allow users to collect and view mobile device data, MPE+ supports more than 6,800 mobile phones and smart devices, including iPhones, iPads, iPods, Android and BlackBerry devices.
MPE+ is a standalone mobile forensics software solution that provides legal teams with the broad capabilities of competing solutions at a fraction of the total cost of ownership. MPE+ can be purchased as a software-only solution, but it is also available preconfigured on a touch-screen field tablet.
MPE+ is easy to use, with a graphical interface and data review organization that mimics the phone's own look and organization of data. Once data is collected, it can be reviewed within MPE+ or exported to the full range of AccessData's products, including AccessData eDiscovery, ECA or Summation Express & Pro, through an AD1 file. The use of the forensically sound AD1 container file ensures that the chain of custody is maintained throughout. This allows members of the legal team to either view the data independently or combined with other case data to allow for a more complete picture. It also smoothly integrates with AccessData's Forensic Toolkit (FTK) if collective analysis of more data sources is required including multiple cellphones, laptops, iPads or other other types of digital evidence.
MPE+ is also affordable and works quickly, allowing legal teams to acquire mobile device data in a matter of minutes.
MPE+ Highlights
- Executes a full forensic level capture instead of just active data capture, meaning MPE+ can collect deleted items and all appropriate metadata as well;
- Data can be reviewed on a tablet, within the MPE+ software, or on a number of AccessData review solutions such as Summation and AD eDiscovery; and
- Generates advanced reports detailing all phone data-including call history, contacts, messages, photos, voice recordings, video files, calendar, tasks, notes and more. The system will correlate data with contacts in the phone so that users can sort files by custodian.
AccessData provides a broad spectrum of stand-alone and enterprise-class solutions that enable digital investigations of any kind, including computer forensics, incident response, e-discovery, legal review, IP theft compliance auditing and information assurance. More than 130,000 users in law enforcement, government agencies, corporations, consultancies and law firms around the world rely on AccessData software solutions.For additional information, access www.accessdata.com.