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January 30, 2012
The Sedona Conference® has issued a public comment version of its latest publication, International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure, & Data Protection: Best Practices, Recommendations and Principles for Addressing the Preservation of Protected Data in U.S. Litigation (European Union Edition). The publication lays out these six foundational principles:
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January 30, 2012
According to Pew Research, the share of U.S. adults who own tablet computers nearly doubled (from 10% to 19%) between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012. The number of adults owning an e-book reader – many of which are able to receive documents via a specialized e-mail address – nearly doubled as well.
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January 30, 2012
An Entrepeneur Inc. article published in Globe and Mail reported that protecting customer privacy should be a priority for all organizations, big and small, as they will face more problems over privacy as digital data files grow in size and importance. The article identifies seven key steps organizations can follow to protect customer privacy, thereby reducing business and legal risks.
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January 30, 2012
Although much coverage of data breaches puts the focus on attempts to breach the technology tools most companies use, a new survey draws attention to another element – those caused by human errors. The study concludes that consumer and customer information collected by organizations is at great risk due to employee negligence, insider maliciousness, and system glitches, as well as attacks by cyber criminals.
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January 30, 2012
The New York Times reports that experts expect more corporations to buy cyber insurance plans in 2012 because of new Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements issued in October 2011. According to the paper’s blog, the SEC now requires companies to disclose “material” cyber attacks and their costs to shareholders, and it specifically requires them to provide a “description of relevant insurance coverage.”
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November 30, 2011
Google has agreed to give people worldwide the option of keeping the names and locations of their home or business Wi-Fi routers out of the company database. An article in the New York Times reported that the decision is a result of underlying pressure from privacy regulations in the Netherlands.
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November 30, 2011
The extent to which social media becomes a part of litigation and e-discovery requirements might seem to be a moving target these days. Are Facebook accounts and postings admissible to litigation proceedings? Can an individual claim that their MySpace or LinkedIn postings should be considered private? Do the rules of e-discovery apply to social media tools just as they do for e-mail?
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November 30, 2011
A recent news release highlights the ease with which data can be compromised by employees of an organization. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office reported that former gambling industry worker Marc Ben-Ezra has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining and selling personal data relating to more than 65,000 online bingo players. According to the news release, unlawfully obtaining or accessing personal data in the UK is a criminal offence under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The offence is punishable by way of a financial penalty of up to $5,000 in a Magistrates Court or an unlimited fine in a Crown Court.
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November 30, 2011
Author and chief information officer (CIO) contributor David Taber featured an article on strategies for Pruning Data in the cloud in the November issue of CIO. Taber pointed out that, in the cloud, storage rules are different and if you’ve got too much low-value data or too many copies of files it can be costly. He also points out that storing large volume of low-value data can impact performance when it comes to searches, views, reports, and dashboard updates.
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November 30, 2011
The Security Index 2011 global survey conducted by Unisys, a worldwide information technology company, revealed Australians feelings toward data breaches. According to an article in Computerworld, legal action, exposure, and closing accounts are some of the responses Australians would take if their data was breached by a company.
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