PHYLEO
PHYLEO LLC provides Missing Link Security the Physical Security and the Computer Forensics arms of their Information Assurance solutions enabling the protection of our nation’s Critical Assets.
Physical Security is the protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.
Physical security is often overlooked (and its importance underestimated) in favor of more technical and dramatic issues. However, breaches of physical security can be carried out with little or no technical knowledge on the part of an attacker. Moreover, accidents and natural disasters are a part of everyday life, and in the long term, are inevitable.
There are three main components to physical security.
- Obstacles can be placed in the way of potential attackers, and sites can be hardened against accidents and environmental disasters. Such measures can include multiple locks, fencing, walls, fireproof safes, and water sprinklers.
- Surveillance and notification systems can be put in place, such as lighting, heat sensors, smoke detectors, intrusion detectors, alarms, and cameras.
- Methods can be implemented to counter attackers (preferably before any damage has been done) and to recover quickly from accidents, fires, or natural disasters.
Computer forensics is all about legal evidence found in computers and digital storage devices. Computer forensics is also known as digital forensics. The goal of computer forensics is to explain the current state of a digital artifact. The term digital artifact can include a computer system, a storage device (such as a hard disk, CD-ROM, or thumb drive), an electronic document (e.g. an email message or video) or even a sequence of packets moving over a computer network. The explanation seeks to answer basic question such as "What information is here?" and detailed questions such as "What is the sequence of events responsible for the present situation?
There are many reasons to perform computer forensics:
- In legal cases, computer forensic is frequently used to analyze computer systems belonging to defendants (in criminal cases) or litigants (in civil cases).
- To recover data in the event of a hardware or software failure.
- To analyze a computer system after a break-in to determine how the attacker gained access and what the attacker did.
- To gather evidence about an employee that may be participating in unacceptable behavior.
Special measures should be taken when conducting a forensic investigation if it is desired for the results to be used in a court of law. One of the most important measures is to assure that the evidence has been accurately collected and that there is a clear chain of custody from the scene of the crime to the investigator---and ultimately to the court. Tools that are used to generate reports for court should be validated. There are many tools to be used in the process. One should determine the proper tool to be used based on the case.
Other Services Offered by Phyleo LLC
PHYLEO, LLC offers the expertise and experience to cover all types of security services. The table below lists a few of these services.
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General Investigative Services |
Corporate Services |
Covert Photography
Surveillance (Fixed and Mobile)
Undercover Operations
Insurance Fraud
Witness Interviewing
Security Consultations
Missing Person Locates
Domestic & Offshore Asset Searches
Polygraph Examinations |
Pre-employment Verifications
Employee Theft and Fraud
Secret Commissions (kickbacks)
Absenteeism
Employee Misconduct
Theft of Time
Conflicts of Interest
Sexual / Workplace Harassment
Drugs / Alcohol in the Workplace
Copyright / Trademark Infringement |
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Security Consultation |
Insurance Industry Services |
Security Audits
Policy Development
Employee Security Awareness Training
Covert Camera Installation
Electronic Sweeps (“Bug” Search)
Forensics
Physical Security Inspections (Commercial and Government) |
Claimant Information Verification
Benefit and Multiple Claim Fraud
Disability Claims
Fraudulent Asset Claims
Industrial Accident Investigation |