Data Collection & Forensics
Data Collection
& Forensics
When legal risk escalates, control of your evidence is everything. Lineal’s forensic teams secure and preserve data across cloud, mobile, encrypted, and enterprise systems with full chain-of-custody and global compliance, engineered for defensibility and ready for immediate review.
Talk to an ExpertExecution You Can Defend
Forensics is not about owning tools. It’s about controlling evidence under scrutiny. Our
teams operate globally with certified expertise, documented methodology, and reproducible
processes designed to withstand regulatory challenge and courtroom examination.
Controlled. Documented.
Review-Ready.
Collection is the foundation of the matter. If it’s sloppy, everything downstream suffers.
Our four-phase model ensures evidence integrity, minimizes disruption, and delivers data ready for
immediate legal action.
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STEP 1
Define and Lock the Perimeter
Before anything moves, we control the scope.
- Identify custodians, systems, and timeframes through structured legal scoping
- Apply defensible holds via Google Vault, Microsoft Purview, or equivalent platforms
- Document preservation decisions at the matter level
- Map cross-border risk including GDPR, LGPD, PIPL, and regional privacy requirements
Result:
Evidence secured before exposure risk begins.
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STEP 2
Deploy the Right Collection Method
Not all data is equal. Neither are collection methods.
- Execute source-native cloud exports (Vault, Purview, Slack Discovery API)
- Perform Physical, Full File System, or Advanced Logical mobile extractions using Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, Oxygen, and Elcomsoft
- Conduct remote agent-based collections or controlled kit deployments
- Perform on-site forensic imaging for complex servers, RAIDs, and enterprise systems using EnCase, FTK, and Nuix
Result:
Metadata-intact, defensible evidence capture — without unnecessary overcollection.
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STEP 3
Preserve Context, Not Just Files
Evidence stripped of context loses power.
- Preserve threading, timestamps, attachment relationships, and sender/recipient metadata
- Maintain custodian-separated tracking for chain-of-custody clarity
- Capture cloud-linked attachments via Graph API and equivalent mechanisms
- Produce detailed validation reports including hash verification and documented exceptions
Result:
Evidence that tells the full story, not a disconnected export.
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STEP 4
Deliver Review-Ready Data
Collection isn’t complete until analysis can begin.
- Standardize data into review-ready formats
- Apply deduplication and initial filtering
- Load directly into Amplify™ Suite of Tools
- Eliminate unnecessary vendor handoffs
Result:
Evidence moves directly into strategy.
Why Lineal
Forensics Built for Scrutiny
Many providers can extract data. Few can defend it under cross-examination. We combine certified forensic expertise, platform-level fluency, and disciplined execution to deliver collections that stand up under pressure.
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Evidence-First Thinking
We don’t treat collection as a technical checkbox. We treat it as controlled evidence acquisition. Scope decisions are informed by downstream impact, regulatory risk, and litigation strategy.
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Platform-Level Mastery
M365 is not Slack. Slack is not Google. Encrypted messaging is not email. We maintain tested, source-specific workflows for each environment, accounting for export nuances, API limitations, and audit traceability.
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Reproducible, Documented Execution
Every collection follows documented methodology with full chain-of-custody reporting, validation logs, and exception tracking. Nothing is improvised. Nothing is undocumented.
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Advanced Mobile & Device Capability
Certified examiners perform Physical, Full File System, and Advanced Logical extractions across iOS, Android, and macOS environments. We recover deleted artifacts, application data, encrypted content, and system-level evidence with defensible rigor.
Technology in Action
The Tools Are Powerful.
The Execution Is What Matters.
Enterprise-grade tools only deliver value when deployed with discipline. Our forensic operations integrate
directly into processing and review — eliminating friction and preserving context.
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Amplify™ Suite of Tools + Relativity
Lineal’s proprietary engine for modern legal data, built natively within Relativity environments. Amplify™ tools like ChatCraft, BotDetector, Images, and PrivFinder handle threaded chat reconstruction, system message filtering, visual content classification, and privilege detection without leaving the review platform. Data moves from collection through processing and into review with full operational visibility and no vendor handoffs.
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Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Lineal manages Purview collections end-to-end for clients who need defensible M365 data without burdening internal IT. We handle legal hold, search, and export across Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams, with advanced chat processing and modern attachment handling via the Graph API.
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Google Vault
Lineal coordinates Vault-based holds and Takeout exports to capture complete Google Workspace datasets, delivering defensible collections with audit trails for Gmail, Drive, Chat, and Meet. We handle administrative searches, exports, and full or targeted user data downloads end-to-end.
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Cellebrite
Lineal’s certified forensic examiners deploy Cellebrite onsite or remotely to preserve defensible mobile evidence without disrupting custodian workflows. We perform physical, full file system, and advanced logical extractions, even from locked, encrypted, or damaged devices, using Cellebrite Premium for access to the latest models and targeted application collections in BYOD scenarios.
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Nuix
Lineal deploys Nuix in secure environments, including air-gapped networks, with processing profiles tuned to each matter. We support forensic processing and investigation across large, complex datasets, disk images, email archives, registry files, and mobile extractions, with email threading, relationship mapping, and advanced filtering for fraud and regulatory investigations.
Industry & Role Applications
Built for High-Scrutiny Environments
Designed for legal, IT, investigation, and compliance leaders operating under regulatory pressure and evidentiary risk.
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Legal Teams
Defensible evidence acquisition supporting litigation, arbitration, investigations, and expert testimony — without compromising case posture.
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IT & Security
Controlled, minimally disruptive collections aligned to enterprise security protocols and infrastructure realities.
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Investigation & Compliance
Structured evidence capture for whistleblower matters, internal reviews, and cross-border regulatory scrutiny.
Case Studies
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Excellence and
Innovation
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