Growing volumes of data stored in an increasing number of digital storage devices and formats have made the traditional methods of electronic investigation unsustainable. Law enforcement investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate, even after making large investments in personnel. For each individual under scrutiny, investigators must often handle large numbers of devices, including multiple computers, mobile devices and a variety of digital storage media. Data stored in corporate systems is even more challenging because it is often kept in a variety of difficult-to-access formats and storage systems. In light of these challenges, the traditional methods of analyzing each data repository individually using traditional forensic tools is immensely time consuming and often ineffective for today’s Big Data investigations. Further, it relies on human memory and brain power to extract intelligence and find links between multiple data sources. Traditional methods are not sustainable ...law enforcement investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate. INVESTIGATE VAST DATA SETS RAPIDLY TO CORRELATE AND EXTRACT INTELLIGENCE Nuix’s advanced electronic investigation technology is engineered to find key information within Big Data. It is designed to index, triage, identify, analyze and bring to the surface critical evidence, bridging entire data sets regardless of the geographical location, repository, file type or size. In addition, Nuix can automatically identify key intelligence items such as names, email addresses, phone and credit card numbers. For investigators, Nuix’s advanced approach saves considerable time and effort, a major benefit in itself. Nuix tools can automatically organize, highlight and cross-reference intelligence across multiple data sources and investigations. This will often bring to light connections that human investigators miss. Nuix Guide to Law Enforcement Investigation and Information Security Designed for big data Nuix software is designed to handle the largest and most complex electronic investigations. It can thoroughly index more than 2.5 terabytes of data per day on a single high-end server. Investigate multiple sources at once As well as physical devices such as hard drives, smartphones and memory cards, Nuix can extract data from cloud services such as Hotmail and Gmail accounts, and corporate repositories such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email systems. Extract and correlate intelligence Nuix investigation tools automatically highlight and extract intelligence items such as names, phone numbers, email addresses and credit card numbers. Nuix automatically correlates these data points to show how people or numbers are connected across multiple data sources and even multiple investigations. Quickly understand the case with forensic triage Email and user-created documents often provide a rapid understanding of a potential case and avenues for further investigation. Nuix’s Evidence Pre-Filter can quickly examine tens or hundreds of terabytes within days, enabling investigators to triage and find the most critical information first, even among masses of data. Used by leading global investigators Nuix electronic investigation solutions are used by the world’s leading law enforcement agencies, and all of the world’s major corporate regulatory bodies, as well as advisory firms, litigation support providers, law firms, enterprises and government departments. Powerful and interactive visual analytics Nuix’s interactive data visualization and workflow framework enables investigators to visually interrogate case information using a variety of dynamically generated graphics such as time based frequency, culling, pivot charts, search hits, and location reports based on geospatial information stored in metadata. Extract embedded images and use precise skin tone analysis Nuix extracts all images from the data set, even those that are embedded many levels deep or have been modified to hide their identity. Investigators can then use Nuix’s skin tone algorithm to flag potentially inappropriate pictures. Rapidly and defensibly collects data from anywhere Nuix’s easy-to-use and forensically sound collection tools enable rapid collection of data, wherever it resides. They can automatically collect information from laptops, desktops, enterprise file shares and common computer forensic file formats. They can also collect data in the field and even extract evidence from online or cloud services such as webmail and hosted Microsoft SharePoint.
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