Email forensics refers to the process of analyzing and examining emails to gather digital evidence for investigative purposes. This branch of digital forensics focuses on identifying, collecting, preserving, and analyzing data from email communications to understand the origin, path, and content of emails. It is often used in legal cases, corporate investigations, and cybersecurity. Email forensics is exactly what it sounds like. The analysis of emails and the content within to determine the legitimacy, source, date, time, the actual sender, and recipients in a forensically sound manner.