DIGITS LLC in the News!!!

 

Forensic accounting can uncover fraud

The person over there, the who sits right near you at your office, is the one you'd least suspect to be stealing from the company. But maybe that's the one who should be watched more carefully than anyone else.  Michael McCartney, who owns computer forensics company DIGITS  LLC, works cases involving embezzlement or stealing trade secrets...more

 

Computer detectives/Catching wrongdoers 

Computer forensics allows tech gurus to find valuable data, even if it's been erased.

Footprints that one may leave on a sandy beach can be easily swept away in the wind or washed away by the tide.  In an instant, they completely vanish.

But those who delete emails, files or software from work computers, office servers or company-issued phones to cover something up unknowingly leave a trail of digital evidence that can be helpful in lawsuits...more

 

Identity Theft: Everyone's a Target 

Michael McCartney, who runs DIGITS LLC a computer forensics and data recovery company, said banks, Department of Defense contractors, and mom-and-pop businesses are hacked for personal information all the time.

"Everyone's a target," he said. "We found that those who collect personal information harvest as much data as they can. They turn around and sell that data as lists to thieves."...more

 

Your Social Security number: When should it be given out?

Bad guys. Criminals. Crooks.

No matter what you call them, they don't identify themselves with such titles while stealing something valuable to them and their victims.

So when it comes to protecting against identity theft, experts say not to offer some kinds of personal information. This may include a mother's maiden name or Social Security number...more

 

West Seneca Firm Protects Company Data

After establishing his computer forensics and data recovering company in 2006, Michael McCartney's West Seneca based DIGITS LLC has received just two inquiries from business owners concerned that someone was hacking into their phone or email systems. 

But in July, the wake of the News Corp phone-hacking scandal, he fielded numerous inquiries that led to four investigations of such espionage...more

 

DIGITS LLC Appoints 22 Year Law Enforcement Veteran as President & Chief Executive Officer

Digits, LLC, a leading Computer Forensic Consulting firm located in western New York, announced the election of Michael McCartney as President and Chief Executive Officer after his retirement as Assistant Chief Investigator of the New York State Attorney General's Office.

"Given the increasingly important role that technology and forensics plays for management, company stakeholders, and the legal community around the world and across all industries, we are thrilled to have Michael lead our young Company. Michael is one of the foremost experts in computer forensics and corporate computer investigations. Michael is internationally recognized as leader in this exciting and challenging field," said James Domres, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer...more

 

Online Persona Under Scrutiny

Investigators perform background checks using social media 

James Domres, a founder and senior vice president of DIGITS LLC, points out that changing privacy settings is one option for people who want to thwart social media investigators. 

What other people know about you can hurt you, especially when you're seeking a job. Despite this, many of us are at our most uninhibited on social networks and the Internet.  A drunken photo. Rowdy humor. A bit of faceless blustering. It can follow you, cost you jobs and stain your reputation. Or it can just give other folks fair warning...more
 

When Employees Surf, Companies Face Risk

When someone chooses to Tweet, Skype, Facebook or surf the Web on company time, possibly with company equipment, does it open up employers to legal liability down the road? Yes, say area attorneys.

Whether you have a payroll of two or 2,000, holding employees accountable for their technology use can mean the difference between maintaining a productive, efficient workplace or ending up on the short end of a lawsuit...more

Social Media Usage at Work Can Create Problems

In the March 18th edition of Buffalo Business First, DIGITS LLC's Social Media Program was again recognized in a Special Report feature article entitled "Use of Social Media at Work Creates Risk for Business." 

To read the entire article: Use of Social Media at Work Creates Risk for Business