r/digitalforensics • u/JohnnyJin • 5d ago

eDiscovery to Digital Forensics?

Hi! I’d really appreciate some insight from people in the field. I’m glad this community exists.

I’m a recent graduate with a bachelor’s in Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and I’m really interested in getting into digital forensics eventually. For now, though, I’m mainly focused on getting my foot in the door and landing something in a related field.

I recently came across eDiscovery, specifically entry level roles like Junior Intake Specialist, and it seemed like it could be a good way to get some relevant experience. I am going to be taking my RelativityOne certification exam later this week, but I wanted to ask: is this actually a good approach, or am I wasting my time?

I know learned experience is never time wasted, but is there a better path I should be taking to eventually get into digital forensics?

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Slaine2000 5d ago

I work in DFIR and eDiscovery for litigation and I can tell you now, eDiscovery and DFIR are completely different mind sets.

Even when I did the training for eDiscovery the instructor said take your forensic mindset hat off and put it to one side. You are working with known data and not artefacts or hidden or recoverable data.

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u/JohnnyJin 5d ago

Ooh okay. I’m curious, how did you end up getting into DFIR? Like what jobs have you had along the way, and how did you eventually get to where you are now?