Case Study: Key Forensic Services achieves compliant long‑term encrypted data retention and automated endpoint backup with Code42 CrashPlan

Code42 meets stringent data security requisites of forensics industry

Key Forensic Services (KFS) provides UKAS‑accredited forensic science solutions to the UK Criminal Justice System and law enforcement worldwide, handling highly sensitive case data with retention requirements ranging from three to 30 years (and potentially longer). Because employees collect and access data in the field, KFS faced compliance risk and human error from manual endpoint backups, limited visibility into protection status, and the prospect of costly on‑site storage and 24/7 staffing to guarantee availability.

KFS deployed Code42 CrashPlan as a fully hosted public‑cloud solution to provide encrypted, automated, continuous backups with customer key control, eliminating manual processes and the need for dedicated servers or round‑the‑clock staff. The rollout met strict retention and security requirements (retaining files up to 30 years), saved the equivalent of about 20 employees’ time and hardware costs, restored IT capacity to pursue new initiatives, and ensured secure, on‑demand access to sensitive data from the field.

KeyForensic

Alex Loquens

Head of IT Key Forensic Services