Chartered IT Expert Witness

Digital Forensics Specialist

Digital evidence analysis for use in legal proceedings.

Hossaín Mimón

Director of FORENSICTECH

Our procedures follow RFC 3227, UNE-ISO/IEC 27037 and UNE 71506, ensuring the chain of custody and the application of a standardised and reproducible methodology for the analysis of digital evidence.

Imagen de Hossain Mimón, perito informático colegiado y director de FORENSICTECH.

Registration with a professional body confirms a practitioner’s entitlement to practise and requires compliance with professional codes of conduct, providing greater safeguards against unqualified practice.

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Official Association of Technical Computer Engineers of the Balearic Islands

Logo del Colegio Profesional de Ingenieros Técnicos en Informática de Andalucía

Professional Association of Technical Computer Engineers of Andalusia

Acreditación de colegiado de Informáticos de Andalucía de Hossaín Mimón Hamed

IT Professionals of Andalusia

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Official Association of Technical Computer Engineers of Catalonia

The evolution of cybercrime poses major challenges for the traditional legal system. Offences committed in digital environments, through the Internet, social media, mobile devices or email, require specialised technical investigations and a legal framework that is constantly adapting.

This is compounded by the development of artificial intelligence, which has introduced new forms of fraud, impersonation and digital manipulation, such as deepfakes, voice cloning and the automated generation of false content. This reality requires professionals capable of analysing digital evidence with technical rigour and ensuring its legal validity.

The computer forensic expert report has become a key tool in modern legal proceedings. In an increasingly digital context, where offences such as unauthorised access, identity theft, computer sabotage, data leaks and the manipulation of digital content are becoming more common, the technical analysis of digital evidence is essential to ensuring a fair legal process.

Computer forensics makes it possible to identify, preserve, analyse and present digital evidence with legal validity. Thanks to this type of expert report, judges, lawyers and prosecutors can clearly understand what has occurred in the digital environment and make decisions based on verifiable facts.

Portátil con herramientas de peritaje informático y análisis de evidencias digitales

The role of the computer forensic expert is essential in shedding light on complex technical matters within legal proceedings. Their task is to analyse systems, networks, devices, files, electronic communications and digital content using computer engineering methodologies, forensic tools and principles of objectivity and technical rigour.

Today, forensic analysis is also essential when dealing with evidence related to artificial intelligence, such as synthetic audio, manipulated images, altered videos or automatically generated documents. A computer forensic expert report can be decisive in criminal, civil, employment or commercial proceedings, as it may influence financial penalties, prison sentences or decisions concerning corporate liability. It must therefore be accurate, impartial and easy to understand. The expert’s experience, qualifications, official degree in Computer Engineering and professional membership of an accredited engineering association make a significant difference in every case.

Do not put the judicial assessment of your digital evidence at risk Require an official university degree in Computer Engineering

Spanish Law 12/1986 of 1 April recognises the full professional powers and responsibilities of technical engineers within their respective fields of specialisation and expressly includes the preparation of expert assessments, studies and reports .
In the field of information technology, the Resolution of 31 March 2026 of the General Secretariat for Universities expressly includes, among the competences associated with official university qualifications leading to the profession of Technical Engineer in Information Technology, the knowledge required to carry out measurements, calculations, valuations, appraisals, expert assessments, studies and information technology reports .
Entrusting a digital forensic examination to a person who cannot provide evidence of an official university degree in Computer Engineering may seriously compromise the defence of the case. The opposing party may challenge the expert’s qualifications, the methodology applied and the technical reliability of the conclusions, weakening the evidential value of the expert report and placing at risk digital evidence that may prove decisive in the proceedings.
Given the risk of unqualified professional practice in this field, before commissioning a digital forensic examination, make sure that the professional holds an official university degree in Computer Engineering , has proven experience, is professionally registered and possesses specific knowledge of the subject matter under examination.
Qualifications, experience, registration with officially recognised professional bodies, rather than mere membership of private associations , the methodology applied, the proper preservation of the chain of custody and respect for fundamental rights are essential elements in providing the court with an expert report that is technically rigorous, reliable and defensible before the court .
In our Frequently Asked Questions section, we explain how to verify the official qualifications, professional registration and legal authorisation of a digital forensic expert witness.


Why hire a digital forensic expert from

FORENSICTECH
?

At

FORENSICTECH
,
we provide every client with a team of qualified digital forensic experts under the direction of

Hossaín Mimón, a registered digital forensic expert witness
.
Our objective is to provide the proceedings with digital evidence that is technically sound,
traceable and understandable to lawyers, judges and courts.
By engaging our services, you benefit from:

  • Digital forensic experts holding an official university degree in Computer Engineering,
    registered with officially recognised professional bodies and legally authorised

    to prepare and defend expert reports before the Spanish courts.

  • Experience and specialisation in digital forensics and digital evidence
    ,
    with each analysis adapted to the specific circumstances and requirements of the proceedings.

  • Forensic tools and specialised software

    for carrying out rigorous, verifiable and technically reliable analyses.

  • Professional methodology and proper preservation of the chain of custody
    ,
    essential for maintaining the integrity, traceability and reliability of digital evidence.

  • Clear, well-founded and comprehensible expert reports
    ,
    with an orderly presentation of the methodology applied, the results obtained
    and the conclusions reached.

  • The option of professional body certification of the expert report
    ,
    where appropriate or requested by the client, as verification of the expert’s identity
    and professional authorisation and of the correct formal presentation of the document.

  • Court testimony and technical assistance at trial
    ,
    with the ability to explain and defend the conclusions of the expert report before the court.

  • Services throughout Spain
    ,
    with availability to participate in legal proceedings anywhere in the country.
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