Both good and bad relevant evidence often needs to be properly preserved in anticipation of formal proceedings.
However, popular applications and digital services overwrite and delete data and expose you to spoliation, destruction, negligence, and privacy violations.
Simple data preservation and management techniques can help to mitigate risk and improve compliance.
Encrypt and restrict sensitive data to avoid exposure in plaintext logs or court records by malware or malicious litigation.
Prove the data is genuine and unaltered with digital signatures, timestamps, hashing, checksums, and PKI.
Turn off hidden Auto-Delete features, backup important files, and log critical events, such as unsaved PDF changes or form inputs during system crashes.