Forensic technology is an essential component of almost every financial investigation. Litigators practising in today's digital environment must understand the various ways information can be stored and retrieved in order to build the best possible case and to ensure compliance with discovery rules.  Deloitte's Forensic Technology practice combines the investigative experience of its Forensic Services Group professionals with technologically advanced computer hardware and cutting-edge software to offer new, innovative solutions to our clients' complex legal problems. 

Using the array of technology featured in our worldwide network of computer forensics labs, our professionals can recover a wealth of information from computer hard drives and backup tapes, including active, deleted, hidden, lost or encrypted files, file fragments, and even files that were merely viewed but never saved. Using our proprietary electronic discovery systems and methodologies, we are able to efficiently search and process very large volumes of electronic data including word processor documents, spreadsheets, text files, e-mail, and financial data. We have the unique ability to tailor our resources and diagnostic tools to recover large amounts of data and find innovative solutions in even the most complex litigation matters. An incident that needs investigating may result in legal action, which means that the information collection process must be structured and lawful. Computer information is volatile - it can be easily be changed and therefore reduce its evidential value.