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Corporate Mobile Device Policies Best Practices
The convenience and functionality of mobile phones, tablets, and laptops enable our content hungry lives. Each year, we become more dependent on constant use of mobile devices to keep up with our professional and personal lives. Mobile technology is so ingrained in our daily life, we use it to shop, email, search the web, navigate,…
Read More6 Security Steps To Take With Laptops, Smartphones, and Flash Drives
Laptops, smartphones, and flash drives save lawyers from packing heavy briefcases stuffed with paperwork. However, this convenience comes with a price — the security risks are substantial. According to William Quick, a sole practitioner in Clayton, MO who teaches and lectures on technology topics, “Identity theft is a mushrooming problem that Congress and the states have been trying to deal with any way they can.”
Read MoreTips for Data Handoffs & Maintaining ESI Protocol
Data integrity is the maintenance of, and the assurance of the accuracy and consistency of, data over its entire life-cycle
Read MoreData Security: Password Tips From Hackers
It’s no secret that malicious cyber activity costs businesses and the economy dearly. For small business, the cost and damage of a data hack can be irreversible. A staggering 81% of company data breaches are due to poor passwords. The good news is that by taking some simple but effective precautions in relation to passwords, businesses…
Read More12 eDiscovery Blogs for Legal Professionals (Updated)
The complexities of eDiscovery make constantly following recent eDiscovery news and developments a necessity for most legal professionals. EDiscovery is a part of all forms of litigation and continues to grow and evolve at an astounding rate. Fortunately, there are a number of blogs that track eDiscovery developments and we’ve compiled an updated list of…
Read MoreWhat Is A Legal Hold?
A legal hold, also known as a litigation hold, is the process by which an organization advises personnel when information must be preserved for potential litigation matters or investigations. The legal hold process ensures that information that could help to relevant to a dispute is protected until it can be collected for review or until the matter is resolved
Read MoreData Maps and Data Inventories
Extract from article by David Zetoony Knowing the type of data that you collect, where it is held, with whom it is shared, and how it is transferred is a central component of most data privacy and data security programs. The process of answering these questions is often referred to as a “data map” or…
Read MoreTips for Collecting and Preserving Social Media Evidence
An increasing number of lawyers are finding themselves looking to social media for pertinent photos, videos, posts, and messages.
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court Implements ‘Daubert’ Evidence Standard After High Court Turnaround
On May 23, the Florida Supreme Court announced that the Daubert standard would be the new evidentiary standard to be applied for admissibility of expert testimony. In doing so, the new court reversed the ruling of a prior decision of the court which had adhered to the Frye standard.
Read MoreOne Year Anniversary of GDRP Compliance Deadline
GDPR compliance will bring a business mental shift in 2019 – specifically, the impact on the perception of data as a commodity The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation is a massive expansion of the scope of data protection and restrictions on the use of personal information. The restrictions, alas, are not geographic: You,…
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