We unpack how hyperlinked files and “modern attachments” change discovery, from Google Vault’s updates to Microsoft’s gaps, and how to defensibly restore parent–child context without breaking authenticity. Arman Gungor shares practical workflows for version selection, preservation, and rapid email fraud detection.

• Why links function as attachments in context
• Current limits of Google Vault and Microsoft Purview
• Restoring families without altering source emails
• Choosing current vs contemporaneous versions
• Handling folder links and recursion at scale
• Preservation gaps across email and cloud storage
• Access, “shared with me,” and control issues
• Sampling approaches to manage burden
• MIME vs PST, signatures, and authenticity checks
• Using FEI to score and triage suspect emails
• Early planning for legal holds and server metadata
• Concrete questions to ask at meet and confer

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