Dark Data is an Unmet Cyber Security Challenge
Enterprises today are creating and storing massive volumes of unstructured data, distributed across the enterprise at a very fast pace. IT experts refer to this data type as “dark data.” …
eDiscovery Services Are Undergoing a Major Transformation
Recent research from industry analyst Greg Buckles at the eDiscovery Journal highlights soaring valuations for eDiscovery tech firms. For the first time in the history of the industry, multiple eDiscovery …
Architecting a New Paradigm in Legal Governance
By Michael Rasmussen Editor’s note: Today we are featuring a guest blog post from Michael Rasmussen, the GRC Pundit & Analyst at GRC 20/20 Research, LLC. Exponential growth and …
Operationalizing GRC in Context of Legal & Privacy: The Last Mile of GRC
By Michael Rasmussen Editor’s note: Today we are featuring a guest blog post from Michael Rasmussen, the GRC Pundit & Analyst at GRC 20/20 Research, LLC. At its core, …
A New Framework for Defining and Approaching Information Governance
By Michael Rasmussen Editor’s note: Today we are featuring a guest blog post from Michael Rasmussen, the GRC Pundit & Analyst at GRC 20/20 Research, LLC. Information governance has …
CCPA and GDPR UPDATE: Unstructured Enterprise Data in Scope of Compliance Requirements
An earlier version of this article appeared on Legaltech News A core requirement of both the GDPR and the similar California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which becomes enforceable on …
How the Remote Workforce Impacts GDPR and CCPA Compliance
While our personal and business lives will hopefully return to normal soon, COVID-19 is only accelerating the trend of an increasingly remote and distributed workforce. This “new normal” will necessitate …
CaCPA Compliance Requires Effective Investigation and eDiscovery Capabilities
The California Consumer Protection Act, (CaCPA ), which will be in full force on January 1, 2020, promises to profoundly impact major US and global organizations, requiring the overhaul of …
Incident Reporting Requirements Under GDPR and CCPA Require Effective Incident Response
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in effect, but many organizations have not fully implemented compliance programs. For many organizations, one of the top challenges is complying …
In-Place Data Analytics For Unstructured Data is No Longer Science Fiction
AI-driven analytics supercharges compliance investigations, data security, privacy audits and eDiscovery document review. AI machine learning employs mathematical models to assess enormous datasets and “learn” from feedback and exposure to …
GDPR Fines Issued for Failure to Essentially Perform Enterprise eDiscovery
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into full force in May 2018. Prior to that date, what I consistently heard from most of the compliance community was general …
Why I Joined X1
Two weeks ago I joined X1 as CEO, a company I am convinced is in the process of disrupting not just the eDiscovery industry, but the regulatory compliance and corporate …
Three Key eDiscovery Preservation Lessons from Small v. University Medical Center
Small v. University Medical Center is a recent 123-page decision focused exclusively on issues and challenges related to preservation of electronically stored information in a large enterprise. Its an important ESI …
Assessing GDPR 30 Days In: A Report from the Field
Enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) began May 25, 2018, and this new development is significantly reshaping the information governance landscape for organizations worldwide that control, process …
Data Discovery “Is the Foundation of GDPR Compliance”
Recently, I attended a very informative Microsoft GDPR Summit in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft invited their key compliance partners to brief them on Microsoft’s strong support for GDPR compliance within their …