Apps on the Rise Since COVID-19 we have seen an immeasurable social media shift with so many people across the globe staying home. This has drastically impacted ecommerce and their shopping in general. Due to these changes, spending and investing in apps has significantly increased. According to AppAnnie,“Global spend on apps surged by 40% in […]
Chain of Custody & Digital Evidence
Digital evidence has become more and more relevant for most civil and criminal investigations. Developing your OSINT skills is ongoing and understanding where it is all headed is just as important. It is an ever changing area, with new social media platforms sprouting up all the time. When conducting online research on a person of […]
Can I Fire an Employee for This?
You are seated at your desk in the quiet of the morning, taking a sip of coffee, scrolling through your emails before the day begins. Suddenly, an email pops up with the subject line, “This isn’t good…” Your heart drops into the pit of your stomach yet quickly you click to open in hopes it […]
The Online Personality of Your Subject
Is the online personality of a person different from their in person personality? I recently watched a documentary on Netflix called, “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.” The docuseries is about a Canadian college student, Elisa Lam, who was a guest of the hotel in 2013. She disappeared and was missing for a […]
Leave No Stone Unturned in Online Discovery
Conducting online discovery research on a person or business of interest should always begin with a strategy. Using critical thinking and formatting your search around your case will save you a great deal of time and effort. When beginning research on a subject you want to start by capturing the data that you know to […]