Digital evidence and security
Tampa Computer Forensics
Computer and mobile evidence, expert witness support and security assessments for Tampa Bay businesses and counsel.
Start with the question the evidence needs to answer
A disputed payment, departing employee or disrupted business system can leave related records in several places. A Tampa laptop may contain part of the history while the mailbox, accounting application and identity logs sit with different providers. GDF scopes those sources together so a useful record is not lost between teams.
The first conversation establishes what needs to be answered, who controls the evidence and what is changing now. A forensic examination, a recovery effort and a penetration test solve different problems. We identify the right workstream before asking you to collect or send data.
Evidence priorities in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay EDC identifies financial and professional services, healthcare, defense, manufacturing and logistics among the region's target industries. Those sectors create different evidence and operational constraints; a mailbox compromise and a plant-network assessment should not receive the same collection plan.
Scope the work to the matter
Payment and mailbox disputes
Preserve the original messages, available headers, mailbox audit events and payment-change records. A suspicious instruction may involve a compromised account, an altered conversation or a separate impersonation domain. Correlating those sources is more useful than relying on screenshots alone.
Healthcare and professional-service records
An examination may cross staff devices, hosted practice systems and outside service providers. Define the authorized custodians, relevant dates and protected information before collection. Targeted acquisition and documented handling help separate the technical question from unrelated patient, client or employee records.
Industrial systems and recovery constraints
For a logistics or manufacturing environment, coordinate evidence preservation with the people responsible for safe operation. Record network topology, remote access and available controller or historian logs. Testing starts with agreed exclusions and stop conditions; active testing is not the default on a production control network.
Services available through GDF
Use the technical service pages for methods, evidence sources and deliverables.
- Computer and hard drive forensics
- Mobile device forensics
- Email and cloud evidence
- Expert witness support
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability assessments
- Application penetration testing
- Incident response
- eDiscovery collections
- Departing employee analysis
- Evidence-aware data recovery
- OT and SCADA security
- AI security consulting
Arrange an evidence or security consultation
For Tampa Bay work, identify the locations of the devices and the people who can authorize access. Tell us whether the immediate priority is preserving a disappearing record, restoring access or preparing a report for counsel. Confirm handling and delivery arrangements before shipping any device.
Frequently asked
Questions about Tampa engagements
Can a Tampa matter include cloud accounts outside Florida?
Yes. A custodian's location does not determine where the records are stored. Scope the tenant, account owners, retention settings and authorized collection method alongside the local devices.
Should I keep using a damaged drive after a disruption?
Avoid experimenting with a device that is physically damaged or unstable. Tell the examiner whether it was exposed to water, heat or electrical damage. Recovery feasibility and evidentiary handling should be assessed before repeated power-on attempts.
Before collecting evidence
For an active incident, call 1-800-868-8189.
Talk with an examiner
Discuss the matter and the next step.
Call to discuss timing, scope and the safest way to share information. Do not send evidence or credentials by email.
24/7 hotline: 1-800-868-8189