Can an Enterprise Forensic Solution Provide ROI?
Yes. It is estimated that $1.4 billion will be spent on digital investigations and cyber forensic solutions. Over $3.5 billion additional will be spent on eDiscovery solutions. A large portion of these numbers come from consulting services. Whether you have an internal investigation team trained in digital forensics or eDiscovery or whether you outsource these services, you know how much this can cost. Below are a few scenarios that show how much money you'll save by investing in a network forensic tool.
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Consulting Services
A consulting firm was hired to perform forensic analysis on over 40 machines at a series of banks in multiple locations in a metropolitan area. They originally estimated it would take a team of 8 investigators 4 days to image the machines without disturbing the workflow of the organization. By deploying 2 employees each with Shuttle Pro, they were able to complete the job in 2 1/2 days saving thousands in travel and personnel costs. They were able to pass these savings on to their client who has subsequently moved all forensic and eDiscovery jobs to this single consulting firm.
Internal Investigations
An internal investigations team for a company with approximately 10,000 employees recently purchased Enterprise Pro. Not long after, they received notice of an incident that involved 3 offices in 3 different states. Since the team consisted of only 3 members, this normally would have pulled each of them out of the office for days. Instead, they were able to simply acquire the suspect machines remotely without any travel. Better yet, they were available to respond to another incident that came in shortly after. They estimated they saved the company thousands in travel plus tens of thousands due to the quick response time of the second incident that they normally wouldn't have been available for.
