Written in Collaboration with Lauren Honhart President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into law in 1966. Since then, the FOIA has provided the public with the right to request access to records from any federal agency….
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Videos v. Images: What SMI Aware Can Do to Capture Your Content
The growth of social media has changed virtually everything, impacting human interactions in ways we couldn’t have imagined. It offers a platform for networking, social interactions, and marketing. Nowadays, lawyers and investigation teams use it to collect defensible social media…
How Big a Class Are We Talking?
Big Class? You Need a Scalable Investigation Class action cases can come with a lot of baggage. While normally, a regular case can have one or two plaintiffs, some class actions can have hundreds of plaintiffs with claims against a…
How to Find Someone with an Alias
Written in collaboration with Jessie Murphy Disclaimer: The information provided by SMI Aware in the article below (How to Find Someone with an Alias) is for general informational purposes only. All information on this site is provided in good faith….
Thousands to One: Investigating Fraudulent Claims Using OSINT
Defending against a class action personal injury lawsuit can be challenging. As information about the class action spreads, a domino effect of more and more claims could be filed. And the result can mean hundreds or even thousands of potential…
What Does it Take to be a CSMIE Pro?
social media investigation experts Collaborator: Stephanie Fikisz At SMI Aware, our social media investigation experts are a vital part of our team of experts. Our CSMIEs meet several certification standards to be a part of our analyst team, and they…
How to Get Social Media Evidence Admitted into Court
Admitting social media and deep web findings into evidence is not difficult, but it does require ethical considerations and prompt action. You need to ensure that you have: Verified the creation and ownership of the content with a witness, Collected…
Looking Below the Surface…
The Difference between the Deep and Dark Web The web is like an iceberg – at surface level, we can only see a small portion, but a much larger mass concealed beneath the water, hidden from view. The web has…
The Power of Social Media Investigations in Litigation
The use of social media has grown exponentially, offering a platform for social interactions, commerce, community building, networking, and more. Today, over 4.5 billion people use social media globally, allowing users to track their lives, connect with others, sell products…
How OSINT Can Help Mitigate Cyberattacks
What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting digital assets like systems, networks, and programs, from unauthorized access and attacks. Cyberattacks can access and destroy sensitive information, extort money, or interfere with confidential business processes. Essentially, cybersecurity is a…