Corporate Digital Investigations
Internal investigations into disloyal employees, data leaks and misuse of company resources. Forensic evidence collection for disciplinary or legal action.
At a glance
Do you suspect an employee is copying company data, violating an NDA or using company resources for personal purposes? We collect the evidence using forensic methodology, so it is usable in disciplinary or legal proceedings.
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Corporate digital investigations require a delicate balance: on one hand you need solid evidence, on the other you must comply with employee privacy regulations (GDPR, Statuto dei Lavoratori - the Italian Workers' Statute, Data Protection Authority guidelines). We operate with methods that ensure both evidentiary effectiveness and lawfulness of the collection, in coordination with the company's legal counsel.
Why choose this service
Evidence that holds up
An internal investigation conducted without proper methodology can produce unusable evidence or even backfire against the company. Forensic methodology ensures the evidence is admissible.
Regulatory compliance
Every operation is conducted in compliance with GDPR and the Statuto dei Lavoratori (Italian Workers' Statute). We define the scope with legal counsel before starting.
Complete confidentiality
The investigation is conducted with discretion. Only authorised individuals are informed of the ongoing operations.
Typical scenarios
This is not about surveilling employees. It is about responding when there are concrete signs that something is wrong.
The employee who leaves taking the data with them: They are about to leave the company (or have just done so) and you suspect they have copied customer databases, projects, source code or confidential documents to personal storage devices or private cloud accounts.
Breach of a confidentiality agreement: Confidential information from your company turns up in the hands of a competitor, in a commercial offer, in a patent. Someone has leaked it.
Misuse of company resources: An employee uses the company laptop, email or VPN access for personal, competitive or illicit activities.
Unauthorised access: Someone accesses folders, systems or databases that fall outside their responsibilities. The logs show anomalous activity.
How we operate
Legal briefing
We meet with corporate legal counsel and HR to define the scope of the investigation, the objectives and the regulatory constraints. No operation starts without a clear framework.
Evidence collection
Forensic acquisition of the devices and systems involved. Company PC, email, access logs, cloud and service activity. Everything with chain of custody.
Analysis
We analyse the collected evidence to reconstruct what happened: which files were copied, where to, when and how. A precise timeline of events.
Report
We draft a technical report with the investigation findings, supporting evidence and conclusions. The document is designed to be used by legal counsel.
Litigation support
If the case goes to court, we are available as Expert Witness (CTP) to file the expert opinion and assist the attorney during hearings.
What we look for on devices
- Files copied to USB: the Windows registry keeps a record of every USB device that has been connected, with date and time
- Uploads to personal cloud services: access to Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer from the company browser
- Forwarded emails: company emails forwarded to personal or third-party addresses
- Deleted files: documents removed from the recycle bin but still recoverable from the disk
- Browsing history: access to competitor websites, recruitment portals, unauthorised services
- Timestamps: creation, access and modification dates for every file, to reconstruct the sequence of events
Regulations and limits
We operate in strict compliance with:
- GDPR: every processing of personal data is documented and justified by a legitimate interest
- Statuto dei Lavoratori (art. 4) (the Italian Workers’ Statute, governing employee monitoring): monitoring tools must comply with the applicable regulations
- Italian Data Protection Authority guidelines: in particular the guidelines on internet and email use in the employment relationship
- Proportionality: the scope of the investigation is limited to what is strictly necessary for the objective
Everything is agreed with corporate legal counsel before starting. An investigation conducted in compliance with the rules produces usable evidence; an investigation that violates them can backfire against the company.
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