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Juli 2010

  • Report: Human error primary cause of data loss
    Freitag, 30 Juli 2010
    Research conducted by a data recovery software vendor has found human error to the be leading cause of data loss recently.
  • Report: Sanctions issued in 13.5 percent of eDiscovery cases in first half of 2010
    Freitag, 30 Juli 2010
    Law firm Gibson Dunn recently released a report analyzing several different court cases involving eDiscovery, which presented companies with a look at trends involving the technology during the first half of 2010.
  • Keys to improving communication between IT and legal
    Freitag, 30 Juli 2010
    With many legal IT experts urging law firms and corporate legal departments to work together to ensure eDiscovery is handled properly, Law.com recently released a report detailing the best ways for organizations to make this a reality.
  • eDiscovery crucial for both legal and IT departments
    Freitag, 30 Juli 2010
    A report recently released by CIOUpdate.com found law firms and corporate legal departments with strong cooperation between IT and legal employees often enjoy greater success with eDiscovery than those who do not actively encourage the relationship. With eDiscovery becoming the preferred method of evidence presentation in more courts around the world, taking any measure possible to improve it is something every organization should consider.
  • Verizon Business, U.S. Secret Service study details data-leak prevention in U.S.
    Freitag, 30 Juli 2010
    Verizon Business and the United States Secret Service recently released a report detailing the state of data-leak prevention in the U.S., which found total breaches have decreased while the causes of data loss have become more complex.
  • FINRA: $20.1 million in fines issued thus far in 2010
    Donnerstag, 29 Juli 2010
    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced it has issued more than $20 million in fines to brokerage firms thus far in 2010.
  • UK businesses hiding data leaks from ICO to avoid penalties
    Mittwoch, 28 Juli 2010
    During a recent roundtable discussion in the UK, a key speaker stated the number of breaches companies hide from the Information Commissioner's Office is equal to the number the authority actually discovers, Computing.uk reports. Among those present for the discussion were representatives from security firm Sophos, Lloyd's Banking Group, Vodafone, Everything, Everywhere and Field Fisher Waterhouse.
  • 94 percent of doctors use smartphones for texting, email
    Mittwoch, 28 Juli 2010
    A report recently released by Spyglass Consulting Ground found 94 percent of doctors use smartphones to communicate with co-workers, manage healthcare and control workflow. As physicians send each other emails on hospital-owned mobile devices, email archiving may become a problem for these hospitals.
  • 56 percent of companies cite fear as main reason for refusing to move to digital storage
    Mittwoch, 28 Juli 2010
    Even as email archiving solutions and other digital data storage systems prove to be invaluable assets to the companies using them, some organizations still refuse to fully leverage the technologies. For the most part, fear over data loss is the primary reason for this decision with 56 percent of companies citing it as the cause of their refusal, according to a study recently conducted by an information management company.
  • Gibson-Dunn: Privacy, social media among topics in eDiscovery thus far
    Dienstag, 27 Juli 2010
    A report from law firm Gibson-Dunn detailing eDiscovery practice in the first six months of 2010 found the use of social media and privacy rights as some of the overlying trends for the technology. Specifically, cases involving an employee's expectation of privacy while using company-owned communication tools highlighted some of the eDiscovery policy changes between January and June.
  • Report: 1 breach equals between $1 million and $53 million per year
    Dienstag, 27 Juli 2010
    Recently, the Ponemon Institute released a report that found for every breach an organization experiences, damages can total between $1 million and $53 million per year.
  • School's invasion of privacy raises questions about its security practices
    Freitag, 23 Juli 2010
    The Lower Merion school district in Pennsylvania has recently become news worthy for all the wrong reasons.
  • Cloud security costs Google deal with City of Los Angeles
    Freitag, 23 Juli 2010
    The City of Los Angeles and Google agreed to a deal nine months ago that made Google the official email provider of the city's government. However, Google failed to meet a deadline in June that has the city wondering if the cloud-based provider is the right partner for an organization with such a high expectation of security, according to TotalTele.com.
  • Connecticut AG Blumenthal demands explanation for lost data
    Freitag, 23 Juli 2010
    Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently reprimanded the state's Teachers Retirement Board for waiting six months to inform anyone that it lost a flash drive containing data pertaining to its members. The organization reported the lost data in December 2009, but the loss reportedly occurred in June 2009.
  • Email archiving solutions, policies critical to compliance
    Donnerstag, 22 Juli 2010
    Companies can avoid potential fines and sanctions related to regulations by tailoring their email archiving and other solutions to meet requirements. With increased scrutiny on companies of all kinds coming from the federal government and regulatory authorities, organizations must do everything they can to comply with these mandates, according to Network World.
  • Florida offices still lacking sufficient email retention policies, systems and knowledge
    Donnerstag, 22 Juli 2010
    According to a report from the Naples News, many state offices in Florida are failing to understand or comply with email retention policies in place for nearly 15 years.
  • Independent investment advisors adopting email retention software to grow
    Mittwoch, 21 Juli 2010
    In its recently released 2010 RIA Benchmarking Study, Charles Schwab found 84 percent of the independent investment advisors it surveyed plan to grow aggressively during the next five years. Furthermore, 95 percent of these companies plan on adopting newer technologies to increase their efficiency during this timeframe. 
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court rules teachers' personal accounts not subject to email archiving policy
    Mittwoch, 21 Juli 2010
    The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently ruled emails sent by teachers from personal accounts were not subject to email archiving requirements even though they were sent on school-owned computers.
  • Radicati Group: Email archiving market to grow to $6.1 billion by 2013
    Mittwoch, 21 Juli 2010
    As companies without email archiving solutions look to implement them and organizations with slightly older applications plan upgrades, vendors of the technology are experiencing greater business.
  • CIOs responsible, taking heat for document and email retention policies
    Dienstag, 20 Juli 2010
    While certain industries have guidelines and requirements for companies regarding how long they need to retain electronic documents, unregulated companies can struggle with a retention schedule, a recent Forbes article states.
  • American colleges and universities continue to struggle with data-leak prevention
    Dienstag, 20 Juli 2010
    A pair of universities in the United States recently reported substantial security breaches that could result in identity theft issues for the affected parties , as well as fines for the institutions. Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon both issued apologies to the affected parties and offered information on ways to prevent identity theft.
  • Mexico passes new law aimed at data-leak prevention for individuals and private companies
    Montag, 19 Juli 2010
    Recently, Mexico's Department of the Interior passed a new law regarding the private data of its citizens. Effective as of July 6, the new law, known as the Federal Law for Protection of Personal Data held by Private Persons, is an attempt to increase the protection of personal data that individuals or private companies have access to and process on a normal basis.
  • Salt Lake City to boost data-leak prevention after massive failure
    Donnerstag, 15 Juli 2010
    A list containing the names of 1,300 people living in the United States believed to be illegal immigrants recently leaked from computers in Salt Lake City, Utah promoting Utah Governor Tom Herbert to initiate an investigation. The governor wants to know if the list was compiled by state employees and if the leak was intentional or not.
  • Breach to Georgia's largest health insurance company affects 70,000
    Mittwoch, 14 Juli 2010
    Recently, the largest health insurance provider in Georgia suffered a security breach that exposed personal medical information, credit card data and social security numbers of more than 70,000 state residents.
  • eDiscovery implemented to reduce expenses, improve process
    Mittwoch, 14 Juli 2010
    Companies looking to implement an eDiscovery solution rightfully take a critical approach when deciding upon a vendor as most offer different packages and prices. To prevent entering a partnership that does not adequately solve their problems, law firms and corporate legal departments must devise a plan for the solution to identify their needs.
  • Legal discovery not only for use in cases with deleted or destroyed documents
    Mittwoch, 14 Juli 2010
    A recent Lexology report regarding the benefits of having a legal discovery solution stressed cases outside of those involving the intentional deletion or destruction of digital files use the technology.
  • Land development case in UK latest to highlight importance of email archiving
    Mittwoch, 14 Juli 2010
    In a recent case involving land development between UK and Middle Eastern organizations, leaked emails played a large part in finding facts and learning hard truths.
  • Issa demands answers over White House, Google email archiving issues
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    Earlier this year, California Congressman Darrell Issa, a republican and ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, responded to claims of email archiving violations by White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin.
  • UK Treasury to bolster data-leak prevention after disaster
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    A report recently surfaced from the United Kingdom's Treasury Department forecasting 1.3 million job losses in the nation. However, a number of officials from the department have said the information was released prematurely and labeled inaccurately, which has led the department to seek greater data-leak prevention.
  • New medical privacy laws proposed in wake of Health Net case
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    Following the recent case between Health Net and the state of Connecticut, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department proposed new rules governing medical privacy.
  • A 'keep data forever' mentality could be beneficial for companies
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    One area IT departments struggle with, according to an InformationWeek blog, is data retention, specifically in regards to email.
  • Canadian companies struggle with eDiscovery
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    Canadian companies have been advised by eDiscovery experts to turn to third-party vendors to handle their eDiscovery responsibilities as it becomes an even more important and troublesome task for organizations in all industries, according to the Financial Post.
  • Report: Digital storage, online backup market to exceed $4.4 billion in 2014
    Montag, 12 Juli 2010
    A recent report from Parks Associates found revenues for digital storage and backup is likely to surpass $4.4 billion in 2014, as more companies and households incorporate the technology.
  • University of Maine endures security breach that exposes information of more than 4,500 students
    Freitag, 09 Juli 2010
    Recently, unauthorized users hacked into two servers on the University of Maine’s network, illegally gaining access to the personal and clinical information of more than 4,500 students. The information stored on the servers dated back eight years, encompassing data about any student who had received counseling at the university during that time.
  • Health Net settles with Connecticut for $250,000 over data breach
    Freitag, 09 Juli 2010
    Medical insurance company Health Net recently announced it has reached a settlement with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that will require the company to pay the state $250,000 in damages. The settlement comes six months after Blumenthal originally filed the lawsuit against the Woodland Hills, California-based provider.
  • eDiscovery crucial to corporate success
    Donnerstag, 08 Juli 2010
    A number of companies across several industries now consider eDiscovery crucial to their corporate success, according to a report from Knowledge Management World. As more companies boost their own eDiscovery efforts, those previously hesitant to make the move will likely see the benefits and make the same move.
  • Canadian corporations encouraged to adopt eDiscovery
    Donnerstag, 08 Juli 2010
    Recently, at the eDiscovery Canada conference, which is held in Toronto, lawyers were told to adopt eDiscovery as an effective method to eliminate challenges within ligitation, the Law Times News reports.
  • Ethics group questions Obama administration's failure to follow email archiving guidelines
    Donnerstag, 08 Juli 2010
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington recently sent a letter to California Congressman Darrell Issa and New York Congressman Edolphus Towns, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, alleging the Obama administration repeatedly violated email archiving requirements. The letter states a number of meetings took place at a Caribou Coffee near the White House, which means the conversations between members of the administration were not archived in accordance with federal procedure.
  • Cloud computing security being called into question by many
    Mittwoch, 07 Juli 2010
    Despite the increased adoption of cloud computing and many companies and industries stating they will spend more on the new technology, a substantial amount of skepticism still exists. A recent Network World articles states the secrecy surrounding providers of the managed network increase security risks.
  • FormTek: Too costly not to invest in eDiscovery, email archiving solutions
    Dienstag, 06 Juli 2010
    Many law firms and corporate IT departments have struggled with the cost of eDiscovery in recent years. However, a report recently released by FormTek states it is too risky to avoid spending on eDiscovery to save money, as the result of not having adequate discovery technology in place can be far more costly.
  • Massachusetts secretary of state office compromises personal information of 139,000
    Dienstag, 06 Juli 2010
    Recently, the office for William Galvin, Massachusetts' secretary of state, experienced a breach that led to the leak information of 139,000 investment advisers.
  • AMR Corp experiences data leak, information for 79,000 employees compromised
    Dienstag, 06 Juli 2010
    AMR Corporation, the parent company for American Airlines announced recently it had experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 79,000 retirees and employees, present and past, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • Expert sees Supreme Court decisions as regulating factor in eDiscovery costs
    Dienstag, 06 Juli 2010
    In an interview with the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, David Lender, litigation partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, said a pair of recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court may help limit the growing cost of eDiscovery. Ashcroft v. Iqbal and Bell Atlantic v. Twombly both resulted in rulings that require plaintiffs to make their case prior to requesting documents.
  • Email archiving improving Kagan's chances of approval
    Freitag, 02 Juli 2010
    The email archiving records of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan have proved to be an invaluable source in the early stages of her review by Washington lawmakers, according to CNN. As Solicitor General of the United States and chief White House Counsel, her emails were archived as part of U.S. law requiring transparency of government organizations and officers.
  • IDG: Corporations not properly storing data
    Freitag, 02 Juli 2010
    The International Data Group recently reported the results of a survey which polled more than 1,100 IT professionals and found most companies waste 28 percent of their storage space. Despite the results, more companies plan to increase their total storage space by 34 percent in the next year even with so many unused bytes.
  • Recent SOX decision by Supreme Court might not affect most IT departments
    Donnerstag, 01 Juli 2010
    Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the Sarbanes-Oxley Act should have little effect on IT departments and managers across the country.
  • Law firm adopting eDiscovery as an easy to use, cost-effective solution
    Donnerstag, 01 Juli 2010
    Recently, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, a law firm dealing with intellectual property, chose to integrate an eDiscovery platform to help with future litigation and compliance cases, KM World reports.
  • Controlling data crucial to sound email archiving
    Donnerstag, 01 Juli 2010
    For companies to properly institute and operate an email archiving policy, they must first ensure their data is entirely in their control, according to a report recently released by SBNOnline. The news provider reports that this is especially important for companies that frequently deal with eDiscovery requests or regulatory compliance responsibilities as efficiency is a key component of both.
  • Most people delete emails within seconds
    Donnerstag, 01 Juli 2010
    A report recently released by Salted Services found most personal and corporate email users delete emails moments after reading them, according to BtoBOnline.com. For companies with regulatory compliance responsibilities, this can be an especially dangerous habit as most emails must be placed into email archiving systems for inspection by various regulatory authorities.

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