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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 #8: Retain the Right Experts
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2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts

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

2-Minute Tip #8: Retain the Right Experts

Digital evidence is only as good as your ability to explain and preserve it. Delays in retaining experts mean [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:16:51-05:00January 2nd, 2026|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Investigations, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, Defense Strategy, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Discovery Strategy, Early Case Assessment, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, Expert Consultation, Expert Witness Preparation, Forensic Experts, Forensic Support, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Law Enforcement Analysis Review, Motion Practice, Public Defense, Tech Heavy Cases, Time Sensitive Evidence, Trial Preparation, Trial Visuals, Weak Point Identification|Comments Off

2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion
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2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion

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

2-Minute Tip #7: Get Ahead of App Deletion

Messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, and Snapchat are designed to erase or encrypt data. Once messages vanish, they are [...]

Iris2025-12-15T09:16:05-05:00December 29th, 2025|Categories: Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Evidence Forensics, Social Media, Standards-Best Practices|Tags: 2-Minute Tips, Account Preservation, Cellebrite UFED, Cloud Evidence, Criminal Defense, Defense Investigations, digital evidence, Digital Evidence Toolbox, digital forensics, Early Case Assessment, Ephemeral Messages, Evidence Preservation, Evidence Triage, GrayKey, Investigative Best Practices, IRIS LLC, Messaging Apps Evidence, Metadata Integrity, Mobile Forensics, Public Defense, Secure Messaging Evidence, Signal Evidence, Snapchat Evidence, Telegram Evidence, Time Sensitive Evidence, Volatile Data|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