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title: Submitting digital forensics requests
description: Employees from different departments in your organization can submit legal requests for discovery and processing of digital data of employees suspected of malicious activity or litigation.
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# Submitting digital forensics requests

Employees from different departments in your organization can submit legal requests for discovery and processing of digital data of employees suspected of malicious activity or litigation.

-   **[Submit a digital forensic request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/submit-legal-dft-request.md)**  
Submit a legal request to access data of current or former employees for internal investigation or litigation reasons.
-   **[Update a submitted digital forensic request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/modify-legal-dft-request.md)**  
Update the request details, add comments, manage custodial and non-custodial data, or upload documents in a digital forensic request you submitted while it is still in the New state. You can cancel a submitted request irrespective of its state.

**Parent Topic:**[Legal Digital Forensics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-digital-forensics-landing-page.md)