Built around the gap between access and understanding
Elusive Data exists for the moments when investigators have access to digital evidence, but need a clearer way to examine it, test it and explain what it means. We build focused forensic tools and practical training that help professionals move from data to defensible findings.
Tools for closer forensic analysis
Large forensic platforms are essential to modern investigations, but no single product can cover every file format, application, database or unusual piece of evidence. Sometimes an examiner needs a focused tool that makes it easier to look deeper, test an assumption or validate a result independently.
Elusive Data tools are built to solve specific forensic problems. They are designed to work alongside established platforms, giving investigators another way to examine data, understand how it is structured and support findings that need to stand up in review or reporting.
A forensic result is only useful if it can be understood, tested and explained. We build tools that keep the investigator close to the evidence.
Firefly is Elusive Data’s forensic workspace for app-data investigations, built around source-backed analysis and closer examination of complex data.
Focused utilities for examining specific data types, structures and investigative questions.
Live, On-Demand and micro-course training built around realistic data and forensic workflows.
Support for understanding where results come from and how they can be verified.
Questions from investigators help shape what we build, teach and improve next.
Training that stays connected to the work
Training remains central to Elusive Data. Our courses are built around realistic training data, practical exercises and scenarios that reflect the work forensic professionals actually do.
The connection between tools and training matters. Building tools keeps us close to the underlying data and the technical questions investigators encounter. Teaching and speaking with practitioners helps us understand where better tools, clearer workflows and more practical training are needed.
Built from training and casework experience
Elusive Data grew from a pattern seen repeatedly in training and investigations: examiners often had access to the data, but needed clearer ways to examine it, validate it and explain what it meant.
That experience continues to shape the tools we build and the training we deliver. The goal is practical: help forensic professionals stay close to the evidence, understand what they are seeing and support conclusions with confidence.
- Built for investigators and forensic teams
- Clear about the evidence and where results come from
- Designed to work alongside established forensic platforms
- Focused on validation, explanation and practical casework value
- Shaped by questions from forensic professionals in the field
James Eichbaum
Co-Founder & Head of Product and Training, Elusive Data
James Eichbaum brings decades of digital forensic experience into Elusive Data’s tools and training. His background spans law enforcement casework, mobile device investigations, advanced forensic training and product development for forensic professionals.
Practical support for a changing field
Digital evidence continues to change. New applications, devices, databases and data formats create new questions for investigators. Elusive Data supports law enforcement agencies, government organizations, private companies and individual practitioners through focused forensic tools, training, consulting, case-based articles and practical resources.
When time is short and the stakes are high, investigators need to understand what they are seeing and explain it clearly. Our tools and training are built to support that work.
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