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2-Minute Tip #10: Build a Repeatable Triage System
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2-Minute Tip #10: Build a Repeatable Triage System

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #10: Build a Repeatable Triage System

Success with digital evidence comes from process—not luck. Use the DECAM Method every time: 🔍 A – Assess: devices, [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:18:21-05:00January 9th, 2026|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Assess Baseline Collect, Baseline Documentation, Best Practices in Digital Evidence, Criminal Defense, Data Collection, DECAM Method, Defense Investigations, Defense Strategy, Device Assessment, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, Forensic Imaging, Forensic Support, Investigative Checklists, Investigator Training, IRIS LLC, Paralegal Training, Preservation Letters, Public Defense, Repeatable Workflow|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement
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2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, Location Data, Standards-Best Practices, Surveillance, Training

2-Minute Tip #9: Evaluating Digital Evidence Collected by Law Enforcement

Police may seize, search, or extract from digital devices—but discovery often lacks full transparency. Things to ask: • What [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:17:38-05:00January 5th, 2026|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, Location Data, Standards-Best Practices, Surveillance, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, AXIOM, Cellebrite, Chain of Custody, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, Device Seizure, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Discovery Requests, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Evaluation, Evidence Transparency, Evidence Triage, Excluded Data, Extraction Reports, Filtered Data, Forensic Logs, Forensic Tools, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Law Enforcement Extraction, Metadata Integrity, Public Defense|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #6: Preserve Integrity of Digital Evidence
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2-Minute Tip #6: Preserve Integrity of Digital Evidence

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #6: Preserve Integrity of Digital Evidence

Proper principles of digital evidence collection prevents the change of important metadata. Prevent the spoilation of digital evidence 📌 [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:15:33-05:00December 26th, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Chain of Custody, Cloud Evidence, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, Device Handling, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Collection, Evidence Spoilation Prevention, Evidence Triage, Forensic Best Practices, Forensic Imaging, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Metadata Integrity, Metadata Preservation, Mobile Forensics, Public Defense, Time Sensitive Evidence|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits
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2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Location Data, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #5: Gmail & Google Location Data Have Limits

Google retains Location History and Gmail content—but not forever, and not always fully. With consent or court order, you [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:14:59-05:00December 22nd, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Location Data, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Account Preservation, Cloud Evidence, Criminal Defense, Data Retention, DECAM, Defense Investigations, digital evidence, Digital Evidence for the Defense, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, Forensic Support, Gmail Evidence, Google Evidence, Google LER, Google Takeout, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Legal Tech, Location History, Public Defense, Time Sensitive Evidence, Wrongful Conviction Prevention|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now
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2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now

Social Media content is easily deleted, altered, or lost—and screenshots are NOT enough. Evidence may live in: • DMs [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:14:22-05:00December 19th, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Account Preservation, Cloud Evidence, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, Deleted Posts, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Direct Messages Evidence, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, Facebook Evidence, Forensic Verification, Instagram Evidence, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Metadata Integrity, Public Defense, Snapchat Evidence, Social Media Evidence, Social Media Preservation Requests, Time Sensitive Evidence|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #3: Lock Down On Scene Video
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2-Minute Tip #3: Lock Down On Scene Video

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Surveillance, Training

2-Minute Tip #3: Lock Down On Scene Video

CCTV and smart camera systems auto-delete video on a rolling basis—sometimes every 24 hours. Smart doorbells (like Ring or [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:13:49-05:00December 15th, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Standards-Best Practices, Surveillance, Training|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Alibi Evidence, Apartment Security Footage, CCTV Evidence, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Doorbell Footage, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, Identification Evidence, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Nest Camera, Preservation Letters, Public Defense, Retail DVR Systems, Ring Doorbell, Scene Canvassing, Smart Camera Evidence, Surveillance Video, Time Sensitive Evidence, Timeline Evidence, Video Evidence|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast
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2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast

Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Location Data, Social Media, Training

2-Minute Tip #2: Cell Site Data Disappears Fast

Location data from cell providers is often only retained for 7 to 90 days. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile each [...]

Iris2025-12-12T09:41:20-05:00December 12th, 2025|Categories: Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Location Data, Social Media, Training|Tags: 2MinuteTips, ATT, CallDetailRecords, CellSiteData, CriminalDefense, DataRetention, DECAM, DefenseInvestigations, DigitalEvidence, DigitalEvidenceToolbox, EarlyCaseAssessment, LocationData, PreservationLetters, TimeSensitiveEvidence, TMobile, Verizon|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #1: Triage First, Not Last
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2-Minute Tip #1: Triage First, Not Last

Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, Standards-Best Practices, Training

2-Minute Tip #1: Triage First, Not Last

Digital evidence is time sensitive. Treat it like physical evidence left in the rain. Begin every case with a [...]

Iris2025-12-08T10:32:39-05:00December 8th, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, Standards-Best Practices, Training|Tags: 2MinuteTips, CaseTriage, DefenseInvestigations, DefenseStrategy, DigitalEvidenceForTheDefense, DigitalEvidenceToolbox, EarlyCaseAssessment, InvestigativeBestPractices, PreservationLetters, TimeSensitiveEvidence|Comments Off

IRIS LLC Hosts Training for the CT Division of Public Defender Services

Thank you to everyone from the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services who attended our [...]

Author2025-04-25T08:51:27-04:00April 16th, 2018|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Social Media, Training|Tags: best practices, social media, Training|Comments Off