STANDARD FORENSICS & DATA RECOVERY RATES
Forensics Hourly Rates
Civil / Corporate Forensics
Criminal Forensics
Incident Response, Data Breach, CyberTheat Analysis
Holiday, Weekends, after Business Hours
Minimum Initial Retainer, if required:
Computers Examinations
Cell / Mobile Devices
Cloud / Email Forensics
Criminal Defense
$250.00 per hour
$250.00 per hour
$325.00 per hour
$375.00 per hour
$2,500.00
$1,500.00
$2,000.00
$5,000.00
Forensic Imaging / Collection
Mobile Device – Delivered to Guardian
Single Hard Drive – Delivered to Guardian
On-Scene Imaging / Forensics
Cloud & Email Forensics (One-Time Technology Fee)
$750.00
$750.00
$250.00 per hour + per Device Fee
$750.00
REMOTE Forensic Imaging / Collection
Early Case Assessment Collections – NEW SERVICE
Mobile / Smartphone Device Extractions
Corporate Servers
Cloud Servers (AWS, Azure, RackSpace)
$1,250.00 Per Endpoint
$750.00 + Device Fee
$250.00 per hour + per Device Fee
Requires Quote / Project Assessment
Expert Witness & Testimony Services
Deposition/Expert Testimony Minimum Fee (Covers first 5 hours)
Expert Testimony (Court, Written Affidavits)
Client Consultation / Research
$1,500.00
$300.00
$200.00
Data Recovery Rates
*** Evaluation Fee
All Digital Devices
(Smartphones, Computers, Tablets, USB, GPS Devices)
$150.00
$125.00 per hour
Forensics Examination Triage Packages
Includes administration, forensic imaging, analysis, ongoing storage of a single evidence media delivered to Guardian.
Level 1 Triage
Up to 1 hour of forensic examination, 1 month of ongoing evidence storage
Level 2 Triage
Up to 8 hours of forensic examination, 3 months of ongoing evidence storage
Level 3 Triage
Up to 16 hours of forensic examination, 6 months of ongoing evidence storage
$1,250.00 per device
$1,850.00 per device
$2,995.00 per device
Other Forensics Services
Travel Rate
Ongoing Evidence Storage (Up to 1TB for 12 Months)
$125.00 per hour
$600.00