Computer and forensic experts will likely come in contact with highly sensitive information of parties to the litigation and, potentially, their customers. The mishandling or compromise of the security of that information may (i) cause extreme prejudice in the pending litigation; and/or (ii) expose the expert and the party who engaged the expert to potentially significant liability. It is critical to ensure the expert has in place appropriate information security safeguards to protect the information entrusted to the expert. The following are the types of questions that should be asked of any expert who will be handling such sensitive information:”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2136580/the-care-and-feeding-of-forensic-experts.html