August 15, 2025 Part 2 of 3: Running A Digital Forensic Business " You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” - Marcus Aurelius NOTE:   This is the second in a three-part series about starting, running and evolving a digital forensic professional services business.   For part one, please click here . Well, now you’ve done it!   You’ve gone and started a Digital Forensic (DF) professional services business!   So now what? Whether you chose an LLC, an S-Corp, a DBA/alias, an incorporation or any combination of the aforementioned, it’s time to start getting to work and churning the business.   So how does one (or a small team) do that?   Marketing materials geared toward our industry tell us that the practice of digital forensics will churn billions in profit in the coming years, and that’s even with AI’s influence, so how do you get your bite at the DF apple?   How do you maximize what you’ve learn...

August 1, 2025 Part 1 of 3: Starting A Digital Forensic Business " First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” -Epictetus Interestingly, I still get inquiries about starting a digital forensic business, even after penning an article entitled “ So You Want to Start a Digital Forensic Business ” over 5 years ago, wherein I cautioned would-be entrepreneurs about setting up their own shop, using personal anecdotes of essentially what not to do.   Since then, a lot has changed.   My company was acquired by a larger, nationwide digital forensics & e-discovery provider and we’ve grown immensely in that time.   Access to digital forensic tools has evolved, particularly for those of us in the private sector.   We now have the ability to conduct full file system collections on mobile devices and the advancements made in research on a multitude of fronts has been and continues to service us all well. But it all starts at the beginning, and the...