E-discovery as a mean to improve information security

This article deals with the use of the e- discovery process to verify the electronic discoveries that can show a likely information security failure, possibly generating financial/economic losses and / or damage to the organization's image. This article proposes the use of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model of the e-discovery process as a mean prioritizing the implementation and improvement of an organization's Information Security. Such approach can help both the e-discovery readiness as well as the improvement of Information and Communications Security System. As a consequence, the sustainability of Governance of Information Technology is also improved. The reverse is also true: Improvements on the Information Security Management Systems and Polices also reflect positively on the e-discovery processes.