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November 2010

  • Educated employees help companies bolster email security
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    Companies that educate employees in order to strengthen their email security measures may be better protected against malware infections and phishing scams, according to a new whitepaper from AVG Technologies.
  • Survey: UK should adopt data-leak prevention laws similar to U.S.
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    A recent survey revealed many consumers in the UK feel the country should adopt data-leak prevention standards that are more in line with the strict policies of the United States.
  • Report: Cyber attacks target enterprise email users
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    Tight email security and data-leak prevention measures are important for companies to keep ahead of cyber criminals as they constantly change their attack methods to circumvent protection systems, according to a new threat report from an internet security company.
  • Reforms needed to make cost of eDiscovery more fair
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    A recently published report by the Australian Law Reform Commission calls for changes to eDiscovery that better distribute the burden of retrieving and presenting electronically stored information, according to a PS News report.
  • Companies fight urge to over preserve electronically stored data
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    Companies unsure of which email archiving compliance regulations to follow - state, federal or international - are constantly fighting the urge to retain all pieces of electronically stored information, according to a New York Law Journal report.
  • Data breach impacts more than 400,000 in Puerto Rico
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    Triple-S Management, the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance licensing representative in Puerto Rico, recently suffered a massive data breach, which leaked the information of more than 400,000 of its customers. According to Health Data Management, the breach came when a competiing company's employees accessed a database containing the information.
  • Latest WikiLeaks document leak highlights significance of data-leak prevention
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    Computerworld recently reported the latest leak of information from watchdog website WikiLeaks has forced the federal government to review its data-leak prevention methods and standards to avoid similar instances in the future. Other government agencies of all sizes are considering similar steps to ensure sensitive information does not leak.
  • UK information commissioner hands down first fines for poor data-leak prevention
    Dienstag, 30 November 2010
    UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham recently voiced his concern with the data-leak prevention of his country's public and private sector organizations.
  • Judge levies email archiving sanction against EchoStar Satellite
    Montag, 29 November 2010
    EchoStar Satellite - a designer, developer and distributor of television set-top boxes - was recently penalized for improper email archiving sanctions after it was revealed the company destroyed messages relating to pending litigation.
  • Facebook email could cause archiving, eDiscovery headaches
    Montag, 29 November 2010
    Many internet users may consider the recently announced Facebook messaging platform, unofficially dubbed Facemail, as the next generation of online communication.
  • Companies have much to consider when selecting an email archiving solution
    Montag, 29 November 2010
    Email archiving systems are anything but one-size-fits-all solutions. When selecting a retention platform - whether for meeting legal compliance or easing storage burdens - companies must consider a checklist of important factors, according to a new whitepaper from Osterman Research.
  • Employees admit they'll check email over holiday breaks
    Mittwoch, 24 November 2010
    Even the upcoming holiday season won't mean much of a respite from checking work email for many employees in the United States, according to a recent survey from an email search function vendor.
  • Study: UK firms lack proper data-leak prevention
    Mittwoch, 24 November 2010
    Companies in the UK aren't doing enough in the way of data-leak prevention to protect business-critical data, including the information contained in email, according to the results of a recently published Check Point report.
  • Companies must protect assets through email security
    Mittwoch, 24 November 2010
    As the most popular form of enterprise communications, oftentimes, a company's most important information may be contained in any of the hundreds of emails it sends and receives each day. For this reason, it is business critical that companies ensure their email security.
  • Fewer than half of companies archive emails
    Mittwoch, 24 November 2010
    Despite leaving themselves vulnerable to fines and sanctions in the event of litigation, fewer than half of medium- and large-sized businesses practice proper email archiving, a new whitepaper from Osterman Research reports.
  • State ruling blocks shift of eDiscovery cost
    Dienstag, 23 November 2010
    New York Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten recently set an important eDiscovery precedent when she ruled the cost of discovery may be shifted to the requesting party only when undue burden of retrieving information is proven.
  • Companies may spend more on email support in 2011
    Montag, 22 November 2010
    Several factors that will force companies to spend more on email support next year include eDiscovery, compliance and email security, according to the results of a trends report conducted at the recent Experts Conference.
  • Health insurer sued over data breach
    Freitag, 19 November 2010
    The case of a data breach involving more than 1 million health insurance customers demonstrates the need for companies to ensure proper data-leak prevention through measures, such as reliable email security.
  • California cities fail to properly archive emails
    Donnerstag, 18 November 2010
    Cities and towns in Southern California may be in violation of the state's email archiving standards after a recent report from independent news provider the Voice of OC showed vast inconsistencies in email retention policies.
  • Whitepaper provides guidance for avoiding legal risks of email archiving
    Donnerstag, 18 November 2010
    Email is far and away the business communication medium of choice. Global estimates put the number of emails at 247 million per day with enterprise users accounting for about a quarter of that total.
  • Email gaffe costs UBS $10 million
    Mittwoch, 17 November 2010
    Outbound content filtering may have prevented the email mistake that recently cost Swiss bank UBS nearly $10 million after an employee leaked details of an upcoming General Motors stock flotation.
  • Managing electronically stored information key to eDiscovery
    Mittwoch, 17 November 2010
    Burdens associated with eDiscovery - cost, time needed for responses and ensuring compliance - are diminished when companies implement effective information management solutions to handle electronically stored information.
  • Email security fears drive encryption adoption
    Mittwoch, 17 November 2010
    The fear of suffering a cyber attack is a main factor driving IT managers to encrypt systems, such as email, within their organization, according to a new study recently released by the Ponemon Institute.
  • Report: Data-leak prevention lacking in Canada
    Mittwoch, 17 November 2010
    Data breaches are on the rise in Canada, and the government may be most to blame for poor data-leak prevention, according to a new survey from the Telus and the Rotman School of Management.
  • Vendor identifies data-leak prevention trends for 2011
    Dienstag, 16 November 2010
    Companies will begin to focus on file security - for example, as it pertains to email attachments - next year, among other areas of concern, according to a list of top data security trends recently identified by information security vendor Imperva.
  • Email archiving, eDiscovery solutions ensure compliance for Nelson Mandela Bay
    Dienstag, 16 November 2010
    The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, one of six category A municipalities in South Africa, has relied on email archiving and eDiscovery solutions to ensure regulatory compliance for the past year.
  • eDiscovery compliance a must in enterprise social media use
    Dienstag, 16 November 2010
    With vendors developing applications branded as "Facebook for enterprise," companies have to make sure they don't lose sight of data retention and eDiscovery compliance when adopting such software, according to a recent Forbes report.
  • Google fires employee who leaked raise email
    Montag, 15 November 2010
    Following the leak of an email stating all Google employees would receive a 10 percent raise, Google fired the employee responsible for the leak. According to FindLaw.com, the internal email clearly stated that it was for employee eyes only, and company policies urge workers not to release data shared in corporate emails.
  • Report: Email occupies much of office workers' time
    Montag, 15 November 2010
    Business professionals spend just less than half of their day checking inboxes, reading and writing emails, according to the results of a new survey from industry analyst Pierre Khawand.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers launches probe into email misconduct
    Freitag, 12 November 2010
    PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, recently launched a probe into alleged email misconduct by employees at one of the company's offices in Ireland.
  • Strict policies make for more effective email archiving
    Donnerstag, 11 November 2010
    Some companies' thinking when it comes to email archiving may be to retain every piece of information, but a sweeping retention policy is neither feasible nor a good business move, according to experts.
  • GSA dealing with data-leak prevention issue
    Donnerstag, 11 November 2010
    The General Services Administration recently warned its employees that their personal information is at risk after their names and Social Security numbers were emailed to a private account.
  • Retention schedule key to successful email archiving
    Mittwoch, 10 November 2010
    Establishing a master records retention schedule is key to successful email archiving that will satisfy eDiscovery requirements and protect a company from regulatory scrutiny, according to a recent TechTarget report.
  • Report: Data-leak prevention key to retaining customers
    Mittwoch, 10 November 2010
    The results of a recently released Harris Interactive poll highlight the importance of data-leak prevention for companies to retain customers.
  • IT taking on more eDiscovery responsibilities
    Dienstag, 09 November 2010
    The process of preparing for and responding to eDiscovery requests is no longer able to be handled by any one department within a company, and IT is the one experiencing the biggest change in responsibilities, according to a recent Enterprise Storage Forum report.
  • Email records part of UK web surveillance plans
    Dienstag, 09 November 2010
    The UK government's Home Office recently announced an expanded web surveillance program, which it opted against pursuing earlier this year. The Interception Modernisation Programme will store detailed lists of consumer and enterprise email and internet activity by 2015, according to a statement released by the Home Office earlier this week.
  • Regulations force LAPD to table move to Google
    Dienstag, 09 November 2010
    The Los Angeles Times recently reported the Los Angeles Police Department is reconsidering a move to Google email due to federal regulations relating to data-leak prevention standards for law enforcement records. The announcement was devastating for Google, as the company is currently attempting to cut into Microsoft's massive enterprise email market share.
  • Email security concerns holding up electronic health records incentives
    Dienstag, 09 November 2010
    Email security concerns are among the issues delaying healthcare organizations from collecting incentive payments for achieving meaningful use criteria for electronic health records.
  • IDG: Policies needed to avoid wasting money on enterprise email
    Dienstag, 09 November 2010
    Email was recently ranked No. 4 on IDG News Services' list of the top six IT money wasters. But the news service said throwing away money on email can be stopped with proper policies in place.
  • Outbound content filtering needed in email policies
    Montag, 08 November 2010
    Email is not only the most popular mode for enterprise communication, but it is also the most irresponsibly used medium, according to a recent International Herald Tribune report.
  • UK companies could face fines for poor data-leak prevention
    Freitag, 05 November 2010
    UK companies that fail to practice proper data-leak prevention could face steep fines in the coming months, according to recent comments made by Information Commissioner Christopher Graham.
  • Am Law CIOs wary of cloud for email archiving
    Freitag, 05 November 2010
    Chief information officers at the top 200 law firms in the United States are wary of cloud-based email archiving, according to the results of the recent Am Law Tech 2010 survey.
  • Microsoft warns of targeted enterprise email security attacks
    Freitag, 05 November 2010
    Microsoft recently issued a bulletin warning enterprise email users about a security threat targeting inboxes in specific organizations.
  • eDiscovery now part of business process
    Freitag, 05 November 2010
    Companies across the globe are constantly dealing with dozens of investigations, regulatory inquiries and lawsuits that never make the nightly newscasts or the morning newspaper, but nevertheless place financial strain on the organization and open executives and shareholders to great risk.
  • University of Hawaii evaluates data-leak prevention
    Donnerstag, 04 November 2010
    The University of Hawaii recently announced it has launched a full investigation into its data-leak prevention practices to avoid future breaches similar to the recent incident that exposed the personal information of more than 40,000 alumni.
  • Experts: Email archiving not to be considered an IT problem
    Donnerstag, 04 November 2010
    Companies that treat their email archiving solutions as a problem to be handled solely by the IT department rather than a business-wide collaboration set themselves up for financial failure, according to industry experts.
  • UK information commissioner rules on Google data-leak prevention
    Mittwoch, 03 November 2010
    The UK Information Commissioner's Office recently ruled it will audit Google's data-leak prevention practices after it found a "significant breach" of the country's Data Protection Act pertaining to the internet giant's Street View cars.
  • Spoliation laws affect new Wisconsin eDiscovery regulations
    Mittwoch, 03 November 2010
    Companies and legal counsels in Wisconsin must take the state's existing spoliation law into account with new eDiscovery regulations set to take effect, according to a report in Wisconsin Lawyer.
  • Understanding regulations key to email compliance
    Mittwoch, 03 November 2010
    Organizations hoping to improve their compliance with federal regulations are advised to start by ensuring their employees understand which regulations apply.
  • More electronically stored information means increased eDiscovery risks
    Mittwoch, 03 November 2010
    Companies are facing more eDiscovery requests and risks associated with improper email archiving as the amount of electronically stored information increases, according to an industry expert.
  • Former University of California staffer sentenced to jail for data leak
    Mittwoch, 03 November 2010
    Cam Giang, a former member of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center IT staff, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for orchestrating a data leak.
  • Data-leak prevention key as storage demands rise
    Dienstag, 02 November 2010
    A recent report by market research firm Gartner found the rapid expansion of data is the most pressing issue for large companies. Further exacerbating the issue for these companies is increasingly strict regulations, on processes such as email archiving, which require data retention.
  • Excessive email stresses workers
    Dienstag, 02 November 2010
    A study recently conducted by IBM found 45 percent of the 629 managers polled believe receiving excessive email throughout the day is a major stressor. Implementing email archiving and other management solutions with reliable spam filters and customization settings can help organizations limit the burden.
  • City of Detroit may face email archiving sanctions
    Dienstag, 02 November 2010
    A federal judge presiding over a lawsuit involving the former mayor of Detroit and an exotic dancer may levy email archiving sanctions against the city.
  • Paper records still prominent for 86 percent of IT professionals
    Montag, 01 November 2010
    Eighty-six percent of IT professionals are still reliant on paper records despite impending government mandates and other regulations requiring updates to electronically stored information. Furthermore, 51 percent of respondents noted that they are "very reliant" on paper records despite the availability of reliable data management and email archiving solutions.
  • Pennsylvania insurers defend data-leak prevention practices
    Montag, 01 November 2010
    A pair of affiliated Pennsylvania health insurance providers are defending their data-leak prevention practices after facing sharp criticism for a recent data breach.
  • Email archiving failures top list of primary email issues
    Montag, 01 November 2010
    An email security vendor recently reported email archiving and eDiscovery failures ranked as the premier problems plaguing enterprise IT departments in a list of the 10 most pressing issues in email security.
  • Group releases first eDiscovery certification examination
    Montag, 01 November 2010
    The Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists recently released the industry's first independent eDiscovery certification examination.

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