Incident scoping & preservation
Confirm what is known, find evidence that may be lost and act quickly to protect it.
Digital evidence & incident reconstruction
Preserve the evidence. Reconstruct the event. Recover with clarity.
SIFTCON helps organisations respond to suspected hacking, insider activity, data loss and other digital incidents. Our analysis and response are based on evidence.
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DigitalForensics & Response
Download a short guide to our digital evidence services, work process, results and enquiry options.
The objective
Move from technical uncertainty to a clear account.
Digital incidents move quickly. Unplanned action can remove useful context, overwrite files or make later findings less reliable.
We protect what matters, examine relevant activity and rebuild the event. This helps teams contain the incident, recover and report using the best available evidence.
Core capabilities
Connect digital evidence to the decisions it must support.
We collect and analyse only the evidence needed for the incident and agreed scope.
Forensic acquisition
Collect the right data from approved devices, systems, accounts, email and logs using clear, documented methods.
Device & system analysis
Examine user activity, files, applications and available metadata to find important events and changes.
Communication & account analysis
Review email, messaging, identity and access records to test activity, relationships, compromise and data movement.
Timeline & root-cause reconstruction
Compare evidence sources to find how access began, what happened, how long it lasted, the impact and which controls failed.
Impact & recovery support
Turn technical findings into clear decisions about containment, recovery, disclosure, legal action and stronger controls.
Situations we support
When digital activity must be proven, not assumed.
Early planning shows which evidence is at risk, which skills are needed and what should happen first.
Unauthorised access & compromise
Suspected intrusion, account takeover, malware activity or unauthorised system use.
Insider threat & data leakage
Potential exfiltration, misuse of access, intellectual-property loss or deliberate control circumvention.
Email & payment compromise
Phishing, impersonation, mailbox intrusion, payment diversion or fraudulent communication.
Employee activity reviews
Evidence-led examination of device, account or communication activity within an authorised mandate.
Deleted or changed data
Recovery and review of deleted files, changed records or attempts to hide important activity.
Proceedings & disclosure support
Digital-evidence analysis for investigations, disputes, regulatory responses or formal proceedings.
Forensic method
Protect the chain from source to conclusion.
We record each stage so the findings can be understood, checked and used in the agreed response.
Preserve
Protect the right devices, accounts, logs and records, and record their condition.
Collect
Make controlled copies that keep the important evidence details.
Analyse
Check files, activity and possible explanations against the investigation questions.
Reconstruct
Build a supported timeline, explain the impact and guide the response.
Integrated response
SIFTCON can work alongside internal technology and security teams, legal advisers, insurers and other appointed specialists. Roles, authority, confidentiality and communication routes are agreed at the outset of the engagement.
Target outcomes
Evidence that guides response and recovery.
The goal is a clear basis for action while protecting the digital evidence and explaining its limits.
Protected evidence
The right digital material is found, collected and recorded so it can be checked later.
Verified timeline
Technical events are placed in sequence and connected to users, systems and business context.
Clear scope & impact
Leaders understand what is known, what is uncertain and where risk remains.
Recovery direction
Findings guide containment, fixes, disclosure and stronger controls.
Who this service is for
Teams that need technical evidence connected to business decisions.
Digital-forensics support is shaped around the incident, authorised sources and the people responsible for response, disclosure and recovery.
Security & incident-response teams
Teams that need sound evidence, a clear event timeline and reliable facts for containment and recovery.
Legal, compliance & privacy functions
Stakeholders assessing disclosure, proceedings, employee activity or regulatory response obligations.
Regulated & critical-service organisations
Organisations where disruption, sensitive data and evidential integrity create heightened operational consequences.
Leaders facing insider or data-loss concerns
Decision-makers responding to suspected misuse of access, exfiltration, deletion or manipulation.
Protect critical digital evidence
Start with the incident, urgency and systems involved.
We can identify which evidence must be protected now and agree on a practical forensic and response plan.
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