Case Study: Geneva State Criminal Police achieves rapid, forensically sound digital investigations with OpenText EnCase

Geneva police stay ahead of criminals with OpenText EnCase

Geneva State Criminal Police, one of Switzerland’s largest forces and the regional cybercrime hub for western Switzerland, faces a constant challenge as criminals increasingly exploit technology across crimes from homicide to cyber offenses. To keep pace, investigators needed reliable digital-forensics tools to locate, preserve and analyze technical evidence wherever it resides.

The department has used OpenText EnCase (part of the OpenText Security Suite) for nearly two decades to collect forensically sound, court‑accepted evidence from computers and mobile devices, handle encrypted data, and automate large-scale indexing and queries. EnCase’s speed, broad platform support and training programs have accelerated evidence collection and analysis, improved investigation success rates, and helped staff rapidly build digital-investigation skills.

Geneva State Criminal Police

Patrick Ghion

Head of Forensics