Digital Forensics & Legal Support

When things go wrong, we help you investigate, respond, and report. Our forensic and legal support ensures evidence integrity, stakeholder clarity, and regulatory defensibility.

When a cyber incident occurs, time is critical—and so is the precision of your response. Whether it’s insider threats, ransomware, fraud, or regulatory investigations, Digital Forensics and Legal Services at IGCCD help you rapidly understand what happened, contain the damage, preserve legal defensibility, and support evidence-based actions. We combine deep technical expertise with legal and regulatory awareness, ensuring your incident response is both operationally effective and legally sound.

  • Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis

    We investigate cyber incidents ranging from malware infections and phishing breaches to insider data theft and ransomware. Our forensic analysts identify how the breach occurred, what was accessed or exfiltrated, and what steps are needed to prevent recurrence.

    Evidence Capture & Chain of Custody

    We use forensically sound methods to acquire, preserve, and analyse digital evidence from endpoints, servers, cloud systems, mobile devices, and logs—ensuring integrity, admissibility, and traceability throughout the legal chain of custody.

    Litigation & e-Discovery Support

    Our team works closely with in-house counsel or external legal teams to provide technical documentation, timelines, and expert reports that support litigation, insurance claims, or regulatory investigations. We assist with early case assessment, metadata analysis, and document review strategies.

    Expert Witness & Legal Representation

    We provide court-ready forensic experts to support legal proceedings. This includes technical affidavits, expert witness testimony, and attendance at legal hearings or tribunals where cyber incidents are under scrutiny.

    Post-Breach Legal Compliance & Notification

    After a breach, organisations may face regulatory obligations under GDPR, PCI DSS, or industry-specific laws. We guide you through mandatory breach reporting, notifications to affected parties, interaction with regulators (like the ICO), and legal response strategy.

    • You've experienced a data breach, ransomware attack, or suspicious insider activity.

    • You need to preserve and analyse digital evidence for a dispute or HR case.

    • You're facing a regulatory investigation or class action related to a breach.

    • Legal teams need technical expertise to validate claims or defend positions.

    • You want to prepare for future incidents by implementing forensic readiness.

  • Our response begins with triage and containment support. We then create a forensic investigation plan, ensuring secure evidence collection and analysis. Findings are documented in a legally defensible format, aligned with regulatory and legal requirements. Throughout the process, we collaborate with legal, HR, and compliance teams to support response strategies, prepare reports, and ensure readiness for legal scrutiny. Where required, we assist with negotiations, insurance claims, and litigation.

    • ISO/IEC 27037 – Guidelines for digital evidence handling

    • NIST SP 800-86 – Guide to integrating forensics into incident response

    • UK GDPR / DPA 2018 – Breach notification and record-keeping

    • CPS 234 / HIPAA / PCI DSS – Sector-specific breach handling

    • ACPO Principles / MoPI – Forensic procedures for UK-based law enforcement

    • Forensic Investigation Report – Clear timeline, root cause, and impact

    • Evidence & Chain of Custody Logs – Validated and tamper-proof

    • Expert Witness Dossier – Technical summary for use in court or tribunal

    • Regulatory Breach Report – Aligned with GDPR or sector laws

    • Lessons Learned Report – Prevention, detection, and response recommendations

    • FTK, EnCase, and Magnet AXIOM for evidence analysis

    • X-Ways, Autopsy for lightweight forensic triage

    • Velociraptor and GRR for endpoint collection

    • Splunk, Elastic, and SIEM platforms for log correlation

    • Custom scripts for memory dumps, log parsing, and cloud analysis

    • Notify us immediately of the incident (timing is critical for evidence)

    • Provide access to relevant systems or images for forensic collection

    • Facilitate engagement with legal, HR, and compliance leads

    • Provide context and background (e.g., user roles, timelines)

    • Triage & Evidence Acquisition: Immediate (0–24 hours)

    • Initial Forensic Findings: Within 2–5 days

    • Full Report & Legal Pack: 1–3 weeks depending on case complexity

    Key Milestones:

    1. Rapid Engagement & Scoping Call

    2. Forensic Plan & Evidence Acquisition

    3. Preliminary Findings & Containment Guidance

    4. Final Reports, Legal Support, & Notifications

    5. Lessons Learned & Resilience Planning

    • Risk: Evidence becomes inadmissible due to poor handling
      Mitigation: Forensically sound imaging, chain-of-custody protocols

    • Risk: Breach escalates due to slow response
      Mitigation: Immediate triage service with containment best practices

    • Risk: Non-compliance with breach notification rules
      Mitigation: Pre-written templates and legal workflows for GDPR, HIPAA, etc.

    • Risk: Legal or HR teams lack cyber context
      Mitigation: Technical-to-legal translation and dedicated expert support

  • Q: Can you start a forensic investigation even if we’ve already touched the system?
    Yes, but earlier engagement improves evidence integrity. We’ll work with what’s available and preserve what remains.

    Q: Do I need to involve my legal team?
    Yes. We collaborate closely with legal teams to ensure the findings are useful and defensible in any investigation or court process.

    Q: Will you help us notify regulators and affected individuals?
    Yes. We provide regulatory guidance, breach notification templates, and assist with drafting communications.

    • Incident Response & Forensic Investigation: From £6,000 (depending on scope)

    • Expert Witness Support: From £2,500 per day (including prep time)

    • Legal Advisory & Breach Notification Pack: From £3,000

    • Forensic Readiness Programme: From £4,500 for proactive setup

    Retainer Services Available for guaranteed rapid response and legal liaison.

“Because your data deserves better than living in an unencrypted spreadsheet.”