eDiscovery considerations and legal guidance

eDiscovery, or electronic discovery, refers to identifying, collecting, preserving, and producing data stored in digital formats or electronic storage as part of a legal or regulatory investigation. This includes searching for electronically stored information (ESI) such as emails, documents, datasets, and any other digital content with specialized tools and software. The legal framework and guidelines for eDiscovery are constantly evolving, but there are several key standards and guidelines that are widely recognized and used in the industry. In digital forensics, ESI plays a key role in investigating digital crimes or intellectual property theft. Digital forensic investigators rely on ESI for reconstructing the activities of a threat actor, determining the source of the breach, or identifying any suspects. eDiscovery is a critical component of this process as it requires investigators to collect, preserve, and analyze in a forensically...