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...