has contacted the police for assistance in investigating its concerns that the company Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) has been using company money to fund personal travel , gifts , and other expenses . As per the company security director , potential evidence collected thus far includes emails , bank statements , cancelled checks , a laptop , and a mobile device .
Write an eight to ten ( 8-10 ) page plan report in which you :
Explain the processes you would use to seize , search , collect , store , and transport devices and other potential sources of evidence .
Indicate the personnel resources needed for the investigation and assess why you believe this amount of resources is warranted .
List the initial questions you would have for the security director regarding the company ’ s email environment and explain the tasks you would consider performing for this portion of the investigation .
Create an outline of the steps you would take to ensure that if a trial were brought against the CFO , the evidence collected would be admissible in the court of law .
Determine the potential evidence ( including logs , devices , etc .) you would request from the company security director based on what she has identified and identify the other data sources you might consider reviewing .
Explicate the tools you would use for this investigation based on the potential evidence the company security director has already identified , as well as any other potential sources of evidence you might review .