Computer and Mobile Forensics for an INGO

Case Study: Computer and Mobile Forensics for an INGO

An international NGO with offices in Africa required digital evidence to be collected from electronic sources including computers and smartphones to support a forensic investigation.

The Challenge

To identify, preserve, collect, analyse and present digital evidence from a variety of electronic sources.

Our Approach

We identified the electronic sources and acquired evidence using forensically sound procedures. Sources included laptops, smartphones, electronic vouchers, a web-based system, MySQL database dump, a mobile app and peripheral devices.

Key Results Achieved

1. We uncovered evidence of fraud/collusion by a senior official in the organisation, particularly through email analysis and recovery of deleted files from his work-issued computer.
2. We identified control weaknesses in the web-based system used to manage user data related to project being implemented and monitored.
3. The NGO mitigated operational and reputation risks by addressing gaps in their core information system based on our recommendations.

Key Terms

NGO - A Non-Governmental Organisation
INGO - An International Non-Governmental Organisation
PII - Personally Identifiable Information
MySQL - A Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)