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CY4OR’s new Head of Edisclosure shares his thoughts on CY4OR

by Bethan on Jan, 24  /  No comments  /  Filed under: Uncategorized

I’ve watched with interest as CY4OR forged their furrow as one of the leaders in Computer Forensics, working for police forces, law firms and corporates. They have won numerous awards, hosted multiple seminars and even taken part in the BBC Panorama programme. Over the past couple of years CY4OR has also quietly but efficiently been [...]

CY4OR Ltd acquires eOrigin Ltd to expand eDisclosure capability

by Bethan on Jan, 10  /  No comments  /  Filed under: e-Disclosure

Leading digital forensic and eDisclosure services company CY4OR Ltd has today announced the successful acquisition of the eDisclosure solutions company, eOrigin Ltd, to further enhance its eDisclosure capability. eDiscovery and the disclosure of key supporting electronic documentation is an increasingly necessary part of any matter, be it a civil or criminal investigation.  With the exponential [...]

App Happy

by Bethan on Jan, 03  /  No comments  /  Filed under: Media Coverage

I recently read an interesting article in Legal Week about the top 10 apps for lawyers (written by Andy Moseby at Kemp Little).  I thought I would summarise this… Dropbox (iPad & iPhone) - Use the file-sharing service to have non confidential marketing material and credential statements always at your fingertips. Apple iWork (iPad & iPhone) [...]

CY4OR signs partnership agreement with Guidance Software

by Bethan on Dec, 12  /  No comments  /  Filed under: CY4OR News

CY4OR has signed a partnership agreement with Guidance Software to offer and support EnCase Enterprise.  This partnership will enable us to enhance our forensic capability with a network enabled investigation tool.  EnCase Enterprise provides a platform to establish a complete enterprise-wide investigation from a central location with minimal disruption – no matter how large and [...]

Employees are the largest risk to an organisation’s IT security

by Bethan on Dec, 05  /  No comments  /  Filed under: Cybercrime, IT Security

With the increasing risk of cybercrime, IT security will be at the top of most company’s agenda for 2012.  According to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), cybercrime is the third most common threat of economic crime that has affected UK firms in the last 12 months. The government has also recognised the importance of companies [...]

Digital evidence – where do you start?

by Bethan on Oct, 03  /  No comments  /  Filed under: CY4OR News, Event

CY4OR and Deans Court Chambers held a successful digital forensics seminar last Thursday.  It was well attended by lawyers and barristers and the feedback was very positive.  The speakers were Keith Cottenden, Forensic Services Director at CY4OR, and Joseph Hart, Deans Court Chambers Barrister.  Here are some highlights from their presentations… An introduction to digital [...]

Mitigate your business risk with CY4OR Secure

by Bethan on Sep, 14  /  No comments  /  Filed under: IT Security, Vulnerability Assessment

Risk management should be an integral part of an organisation’s information security policy to protect the confidentiality of your corporate information, disruption to services and lost business costs.  The process of risk management is an ongoing iterative process as the business environment is constantly changing with new threats and vulnerabilities emerging every day. With high [...]

The leaking vault 2011 – six years of data breaches

by Bethan on Sep, 08  /  No comments  /  Filed under: Cybercrime, IT Security

The Digital Forensics Association has announced the release of their second annual data breach report. ‘The Leaking Vault 2011- Six Years of Data Breaches’ analyzes 3,765 data loss incidents, with a known disclosure of 806.2 million records. Organisations seem to be constantly in the news on a daily basis for disclosing data inappropriately. Hundreds of [...]

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