If you’re in a law firm or corporate legal department, think about your current pending litigation. Now, think about how many of those cases could potentially utilize forensic analysis for collecting data. Jason Fry, senior forensics specialist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), said he and his colleagues in government all agree on the answer: right near 100 percent.

“Everyone has a phone, everyone has something. … It’s really starting to reach into every action that we do,” Fry explained.