Digital Forensics Services

QCC Digital Forensics services are designed to provide government level Cyber / Digital Forensic Investigation (CFI) and Cyber / Digital Incident Response (CIR) capability to both QCC Government & Corporate Clients.

All QCC Cyber / Digital Forensics services and laboratories are fully certified to ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 standards and deliver a comprehensive suite of solutions to full criminal justice standards & ACPO / NPCC best practice standards which security & investigation teams can call on when required.

Our Digital Forensics solutions:

Digital forensics investigation advice & management

QCC supports Clients with investigation advice and management at both director level and directly to the investigation team. As executive level advisors QCC can assist with clear explanations of highly technical issues ensuring non-technical executives can have complete understanding of the available intelligence enabling them to make fully informed decisions.

Our digital forensics services team can also act as your in-house investigation team or just support your own or external investigators where specialist skills are required or when your resource is limited or stretched.

Contact us for further advice or view some of our digital forensics services case studies.

Search and seizure services

QCC can assist law enforcement teams with criminal search and seizure support or companies / private individuals or their legal advisors with civil search and seizure support including conducting Anton Piller court orders to obtain digital forensics evidence essential to the plaintiff’s case. QCC digital forensics services staff hold both UK government vetting and vetting to BS7858: 2012.

On-site & laboratory forensic imaging & analysis

QCC can conduct digital forensics services image collection & analysis at our digital forensic laboratories in London, UK or at Client sites as required. We have a full mobile digital forensics capability and can deliver these digital forensics services globally.

Our imaging and analysis services include:

  • Digital forensics collections, imaging, triage and analysis of computers and digital media.
  • Evidence production to support criminal, civil & misconduct investigations.
  • Advanced malware identification, containment & analysis.
  • Wireless & cable network data traffic capture & analysis to identify cyber-attacks.
  • Digital device baseline logging & comparison on return to identify cyber-attacks.
  • Clear, detailed & understandable reports, statements & evidential packages.
  • Full verbal explanation of digital forensics evidence & on-going technical support.

Contact us for further advice or view some of our digital forensics services case studies.

Network & server forensics

Forensic imaging, collection & investigation of servers and networks can be the most complex form of digital forensics services. This type of investigation is often conducted on live servers and live data and should only be undertaken by the most experienced digital forensics analysts.

QCC digital forensics services analysts are very experienced in server and network forensics and the subsequent presentation of this type of complex evidence in court where cross-examination can be very rigorous and highly technical.

All QCC network and server forensics work holds the same ISO accreditation as all of our other digital forensics services.

Our network and server forensics services include:

  • Exchange & mail server forensics.
  • Blackberry exchange server forensics.
  • Phone PABX server forensics.
  • NAS & file server forensics.
  • Web server forensics.
  • Virtual server forensics.
  • Audio or video server forensics.
  • Wireless & cable network data traffic capture & analysis to identify cyber-attacks.
  • Advanced malware identification, containment & analysis.
  • Clear, detailed & understandable reports, statements & evidential packages.
  • Full verbal explanation of forensics evidence & on-going technical support.

E-Discovery collection & investigations

QCC e-Discovery services cover the whole lifecycle of the e-Discovery process and are fully ISO accredited. Our e-Discovery team will support you throughout your case with a dedicated lead case officer and supporting team.

Our e-Discovery services include:

  • Forensic collections & analysis.
  • Processing & hosting.
  • Consulting.

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Digital forensics services expert witness provision

QCC provide full digital forensics services expert witness support to Clients in criminal cases, civil cases, coroners court, crown court and also all forms of tribunal. Our staff are expert witness trained and have significant experience in providing clear evidence in court for both prosecution and defence.

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Cyber incident response (CIR)

QCC provides strategic advice to Directors & Executive boards around cyber security & cyber incidents and how organisations can & should plan their response.

QCC CIR team provide a wide range of niche skills and services to support Clients who suspect they have suffered a Cyber security incident. The QCC CIR team can either provide specific elements of support or a full managed service acting as the Clients CIR team.

  • Forensic collection & analysis of any evidence relating to the incident.
  • Recovery of any effected systems back to full working order.

Post incident QCC will provide analysis of the incident, what happened, how it happened and advise on controls and countermeasures to mitigate and reduce the risk of further incidents occurring.

Digital forensics services litigation support

QCC provide full digital forensics services litigation support to law firms and legal teams to ensure they have all possible evidence available to support their case weather it is for a criminal case, civil case, coroners court, crown court or tribunal. Our staff are expert witness trained and have significant experience in providing clear evidence in court.

Capture and preservation of digital evidence

QCC offers comprehensive capture and preservation services for a wide range of digital devices and storage media.

We can collect and preserve data from:

  • Computers (laptops, desktops, servers)
  • External and networked storage (USBs, NAS, HDDs, SSDs, M.2 drives)
  • Mobile phones and tablets
  • SIM cards, SD and MicroSD cards
  • Digital cameras and memory sticks

All data is preserved using methods to maintain evidential integrity for use in disciplinary proceedings, regulatory investigations, or criminal / civil cases.

Digital forensics for HR investigations

QCC supports HR teams with discreet, forensically sound services during internal investigations involving staff misconduct, breaches of policy, or inappropriate use of IT systems.

Our team can:

  • Seize and secure digital devices as evidence.
  • Conduct forensic imaging and data recovery.
  • Provide detailed analysis of device and account activity.
  • Produce employment tribunal-ready reports, exhibits, and statements.
  • Support disciplinary or grievance processes with clear technical findings and expert witness opinion.

Data recovery

QCC has a full digital forensics data recovery capability so whether you have lost corporate data on a failed hard drive or personal photos on a corrupted memory stick, camera or memory card or if you have accidently deleted it we can assist with its recovery.

Our Data recovery services include:

  • Recovery of deleted data.
  • Rebuild & recovery of lost or corrupted data.

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Digital forensics for corporate compliance

QCC provides digital forensics services to support corporate compliance, internal audits, and regulatory investigations. We help organisations identify and examine digital evidence relating to breaches of internal policy, financial misconduct, or regulatory non-compliance.

Our services include:

  • Securing and imaging relevant devices and data sources.
  • Recovery and analysis of deleted or hidden data.
  • Investigation of unauthorised access, data transfers, or policy breaches.
  • Preparation of court-ready reports, exhibits, and statements.
  • Support for legal, audit, and compliance teams with digital forensics expert witness testimony.

Contact us for further advice or view some of our digital forensics case studies.