Cy4or - experts in digital evidence

The recent ‘happy slapping’ case of a pensioner who was fatally beaten was captured on a CCTV system.  Ekram Haque, 67, was attacked in August 2009 in Tooting as he left a mosque. He died from his injuries a week later.
Leon Elcock, 16, and Hamza Lyzai, 15, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in June at the [...]

Labour MP, Geraint Davies, believes not enough is being done to stop people using cards to get access to sites hosting illegal images.  Almost 40 MPs have signed a Commons motion calling on the government to bring forward laws, similar to those in the US, to penalise card providers if their products are involved in [...]

Global giant Virgin Media enlisted CY4OR’s expertise when suspicions arose that fraudsters were selling illegal set top boxes that allowed customers to access subscription television channels for free on the Virgin Media cable network.
What CY4OR was asked to do
CY4OR was appointed by Virgin Media to assist in compiling crucial forensic evidence to stamp out this [...]

It has been commented upon in recent months that solicitors tend to focus on the analysis and review stage of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).  However, if the collected data in the review platform is unnecessary or irrelevant then the cost and time spent on litigation could be much higher than it needs to [...]

Research by Unisys has revealed that a third of UK employees use a personal device for work purposes.  The survey of 987 end-users and 204 CIOs and IT directors across Western Europe revealed gaps in the readiness of businesses to support and secure the rapidly growing use of consumer technologies, such as netbooks, iPads and [...]

John Yates, an assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police in charge of the country’s antiterrorist police activities, has spoken up against the proposed government spending cuts.  Last week he warned that the cuts were coming at a time when the threat of an al Qa’eda inspired attack remained severe.  He also mentioned that less than [...]

According to the Wall Street Journal, cyber terrorism is now seen as a real threat.  According to MI5’s web site, “the threat of espionage did not end with the collapse of Soviet communism in the early 1990s.  Espionage against UK interests continues from many quarters”.  It estimates that at least 20 foreign intelligence services are [...]

Joel Tobias, managing director at CY4OR, commented: “Businesses have been extremely aware of the budget deficit and the announcements made in the emergency Budget come as little surprise. We can only get out what we put into the economy so big decisions had to be made to compensate for previous overspending and in order to [...]