January 2025

Ediscovery

What is Ediscovery? Understanding the eDiscovery Process

Electronic discovery, commonly referred to as e-discovery (eDiscovery Process), encompasses the electronic processes involved in identifying, collecting, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in response to requests during legal proceedings or investigations. ESI comprises a wide range of data types, including emails, documents, presentations, databases, voicemail, audio and video files, social media content, and websites.

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By singhm, ago
Date Time Overlay

Date/Time Sorter: Tool to create date/time overlay by connecting to LexisNexis LAW Server

In my previous role as a Senior Systems Analyst (mostly helping the eDiscovery team process and load data), I encountered an issue where the date and time exported from LAW did not align with the date and time format utilized in our department-wide Relativity database. First, the date and time fields were their own original fields in the LAW DB. Second, there is a heigharchy of dates that determine the DOCDATE field we need to update in Relativity.
DOCDATE is determined based on whether the document is a parent or attachment, and a heigharchy of the following dates:

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By singhm, ago
Kali

Kali Linux Install Persistent USB

Kali Persistent USB Setup

After recently deciding to get back into Linux, I decided to start using Kali and ditch Backtrack 5. As you all know, Kali is basically a new, debian, version of Backtrack Linux. kali persistent logo If you haven’t already tried out Kali, a persistent USB is a perfect way to test it out. A Kali persistent USB drive will allow you to run your Linux OS off the USB drive itself, and keep track of your changes. This is great if you want to save your downloaded tools for later, or if you switch between multiple computers often. It’s actually easier than ever to create a persistent copy of Kali. I recommend a USB 3.0 flash drive with 8GB or more of space. I used a 32GB flash drive — Kali itself should take up around 3.5GB to 4GB of space. I am going to be assuming that you are currently a Windows user.

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By singhm, ago