Track User Activity Across Computers, Mobile Devices & Networks

Monitor, analyze, and document digital behavior—preserve critical forensic evidence for legal and investigative action. Understanding user activity is essential in both corporate and legal environments, where unauthorized access, policy violations, or malicious behavior can lead to significant consequences.

By tracking behavior across multiple platforms—desktops, laptops, smartphones, and connected networks—investigators can reconstruct events, identify data exfiltration, and establish a clear timeline of actions. This process ensures evidence integrity while supporting litigation, HR cases, compliance audits, and cybersecurity breach investigations.

Understand Digital Behavior, Investigate Suspicious Activity & Preserve Critical Evidence

Every digital device leaves behind a trail. Whether it's file access logs, login sessions, app usage, or external data transfers, user actions are often recorded in ways that can be forensically retrieved—even if attempts were made to erase them.

At Black Dog Forensics, we conduct in-depth user activity analysis across computers, mobile devices, cloud storage, and networks. Our investigations help uncover fraud, track data theft, and support legal, HR, and compliance teams with defensible digital evidence. We serve clients nationwide with both on-site and remote forensic analysis services.

  • Identify unauthorized access, deleted files, and data exfiltration

  • Reconstruct user behavior across devices and platforms

  • Deliver expert forensic reports that stand up in court

Expert Digital Forensics

What We Do: Digital User Activity Investigation

Tracking Digital Behavior to Identify Fraud, Data Theft & Unauthorized Access

We specialize in revealing the what, when, and how of digital user activity. Whether you’re responding to an HR complaint, investigating insider threats, or monitoring for data leakage, our experts deliver actionable and legally sound forensic insight.

Key Areas of Analysis:

Computer & Device Activity

Detect logins, session durations, and user switching.
Identify file modifications, deletions, or unauthorized software installs.
Monitor USB activity, external drive usage, and unusual file access.

Mobile & Cloud-Based User Tracking

Track mobile app usage, chat logs, email behavior, and synced data.
Analyze cloud platform access (Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox) and file transfers.
Investigate suspicious activity on BYOD (bring-your-own-device) setups.

Departing Employee & Insider Threat Investigations

Analyze pre-departure behavior for data theft or policy violations.
Review last login sessions, file copies, or shared documents.
Identify risks to trade secrets, IP, or client data.

Internet & Network Monitoring

Reconstruct browser activity and visited websites.
Track VPN sessions, RDP (remote desktop), and cloud service access.
Monitor large file transfers, network spikes, or login anomalies.

Expert Reporting & Litigation Support

Provide structured reports tailored for HR, compliance, and legal use.
Deliver expert witness testimony for digital evidence interpretation.
Assist legal teams in depositions and trial strategy using forensic findings.

Transparent, Precise, and Legally Sound User Behavior Investigations

Our user activity analysis services are designed for clients who need accuracy, discretion, and defensibility when it matters most. Suspect internal misconduct or unauthorized access? Request an expert review now.

Cross-Platform Coverage

Computers, phones, cloud services, and networks.

USB & File Transfer Detection

Know when and where data moved.

VPN & Remote Session Tracking

Capture unauthorized logins.

Legally Admissible Reporting

Chain of custody & courtroom-ready reports.

Departing Employee Monitoring

Prevent IP theft or last-minute sabotage.

Rapid Turnaround

Expedited options available in 1–3 days.

Expert Digital Forensics

Why User Activity Analysis Is Essential for Business Security & Legal Defense

  • Detect Insider Threats Before They Escalate

    Monitor actions of privileged users, disgruntled employees, or suspicious insiders..

  • Reconstruct Timelines of Digital Behavior

    Understand exactly who did what, when, and from where.

  • Uncover Fraud, Violations & Security Gaps

    Investigate theft, misuse of company assets, or noncompliant behavior.

  • Ensure HR & Legal Compliance

    Document evidence of misconduct with accuracy and clarity.

  • Support Legal & Regulatory Action

    Deliver digital reports suitable for arbitration, litigation, and criminal cases.

Let us help you turn digital traces into clear, actionable evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is digital user activity analysis in computer forensics?

Digital user activity analysis is a forensic technique used to track and reconstruct a user’s digital behavior across devices and platforms. This includes file access history, software usage, login patterns, and deleted or transferred files—critical in cybersecurity, HR disputes, and legal investigations.

What types of legal or corporate cases require user activity monitoring?

User activity monitoring is essential in cases like insider threats, employee misconduct, intellectual property theft, data breach investigations, fraud detection, HR conflicts, compliance audits, and both civil and criminal litigation.

Can forensic investigators recover deleted files or detect file transfers?

Yes—digital forensic experts can uncover deleted, moved, or copied files, including those transferred to USB drives or cloud storage. We often recover filenames, timestamps, and device data even if the files were intentionally hidden or removed.

How can digital forensics support investigations of departing employees?

When employees leave, user activity forensics helps identify unauthorized file access, suspicious downloads, remote access, or data transfers on or near their last day. This protects sensitive business information and supports legal action if needed.

Is user activity analysis legally admissible in court?

Absolutely. Our forensic investigations follow strict legal protocols, including verified chain of custody and detailed reporting, ensuring that all evidence collected can be used in court for employment disputes, criminal trials, or corporate litigation.

Need to Understand Digital Behavior? We Deliver Clarity with Confidence.

When insight into user activity is critical—be it for fraud detection, policy enforcement, employee investigations, or incident response—you need a digital forensics team that knows where to look and how to preserve the story the data tells. We specialize in user activity analysis that is methodical, discreet, and fully aligned with legal and organizational standards.

From login trails and file access patterns to deleted communications and browser histories, we extract and interpret data that can stand up to scrutiny. Our reports are clear, court-ready, and tailored to your agency’s needs.