ISO/IEC 27050-1:2019
Information technology — Electronic discovery — Part 1: Overview and concepts
Electronic discovery is the process of discovering pertinent Electronically Stored Information (ESI) or data by one or more parties involved in an investigation or litigation, or similar proceeding. This document provides an overview of electronic discovery. In addition, it defines related terms and describes the concepts, including, but not limited to, identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, and production of ESI. This document also identifies other relevant standards (e.g. ISO/IEC 27037) and how they relate to, and interact with, electronic discovery activities.
This document is relevant to both non-technical and technical personnel involved in some or all of the electronic discovery activities.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 Overall structure and overview of the ISO/IEC 27050 series
6 Overview of electronic discovery
6.1 Background
6.2 Basic concepts
6.3 Objectives of electronic discovery
6.4 Electronic discovery foundation
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Competency
6.4.3 Candour
6.4.4 Cooperation
6.4.5 Completeness
6.4.6 Proportionality
6.5 Governance and electronic discovery
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Risk and environmental factors
6.5.3 Compliance and review
6.5.4 Privacy and data protection
6.6 ICT readiness for electronic discovery
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Long-term retention of ESI
6.6.3 Maintaining ESI confidentiality
6.6.4 Destruction of ESI
6.7 Planning and budgeting an electronic discovery project
7 Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
7.1 Background
7.2 Common types of ESI
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Active data
7.2.3 Inactive data
7.2.4 Residual data
7.2.5 Legacy data
7.3 Common sources of ESI
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Custodian data sources
7.3.3 Non-custodian data sources
7.3.4 Potentially excluded sources of ESI
7.4 ESI representations
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Native formats
7.4.3 Near-native formats
7.4.4 Image (near-paper) formats
7.4.5 Hardcopy
7.5 Non-ESI as part of discovery
8 Electronic discovery process
8.1 Overview
8.2 ESI identification
8.3 ESI preservation
8.4 ESI collection
8.5 ESI processing
8.6 ESI review
8.7 ESI analysis
8.8 ESI production
9 Additional considerations
9.1 Presentation of ESI
9.2 Chain of custody and provenance
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 Overall structure and overview of the ISO/IEC 27050 series
6 Overview of electronic discovery
6.1 Background
6.2 Basic concepts
6.3 Objectives of electronic discovery
6.4 Electronic discovery foundation
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Competency
6.4.3 Candour
6.4.4 Cooperation
6.4.5 Completeness
6.4.6 Proportionality
6.5 Governance and electronic discovery
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Risk and environmental factors
6.5.3 Compliance and review
6.5.4 Privacy and data protection
6.6 ICT readiness for electronic discovery
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Long-term retention of ESI
6.6.3 Maintaining ESI confidentiality
6.6.4 Destruction of ESI
6.7 Planning and budgeting an electronic discovery project
7 Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
7.1 Background
7.2 Common types of ESI
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Active data
7.2.3 Inactive data
7.2.4 Residual data
7.2.5 Legacy data
7.3 Common sources of ESI
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Custodian data sources
7.3.3 Non-custodian data sources
7.3.4 Potentially excluded sources of ESI
7.4 ESI representations
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Native formats
7.4.3 Near-native formats
7.4.4 Image (near-paper) formats
7.4.5 Hardcopy
7.5 Non-ESI as part of discovery
8 Electronic discovery process
8.1 Overview
8.2 ESI identification
8.3 ESI preservation
8.4 ESI collection
8.5 ESI processing
8.6 ESI review
8.7 ESI analysis
8.8 ESI production
9 Additional considerations
9.1 Presentation of ESI
9.2 Chain of custody and provenance
Bibliography