By: Nate Latessa, VP of Corporate Services Volkswagen and Audi are the latest victims of a data breach that exposed the contact info on 3.3 million customers, including phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and in some cases VIN numbers. An additional 90,000 customers may have had even more sensitive information exposed that would have been provided during the loan … Read More
Modernizing with Cloud Content Solutions
Scott Burt, VP of Corporate Solutions When someone moves to a new home, they typically clean up and dispose of belongings that are no longer useful so that they have fewer things to transport to the new residence. Companies may want to look at their data in the same context. As more companies move their data to the cloud, they … Read More
What the Pipeline Didn’t Prepare For: Knowing Where Your Data Lives Gives You Control
Nate Latessa, VP of Corporate Services Ransomware attacks increased by 485% in 2020 compared to 2019 and they do not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. This week’s attack on the Colonial Pipeline is further proof of how effective and disruptive these ransomware attacks have become. This latest example also represents a change in tactics by the hackers, which … Read More
Privacy Regulations Popping Up Like Spring Flowers
By: Linda Coniglio, Director of Privacy and Information Governance California and Virginia have passed comprehensive privacy regulations. The California law has been amended. More than 10 other states have introduced privacy legislation. Plus a federal privacy bill has been introduced. To state the obvious, such a patchwork of regulations makes implementing a compliance program a challenge. You might even find … Read More
The first 24 hours: data breach checklist for legal and compliance
By: Nate Latessa, Vice President of Corporate Services Every 11 seconds this year, a business will experience a ransomware attack, according to a projection by Cybersecurity Ventures. Back in 2016, the frequency was about every 40 seconds. Cyberattacks were burgeoning even before COVID-19. The surge in remote work during the pandemic has only opened up more cybersecurity vulnerabilities and increased … Read More
What Keeps Your CEO Up at Night?
By: Linda Coniglio What keeps your CEO up at night? According to the 2020 Gartner survey, risk management is high on that list. With a 39% increase in breach activity, risk management now appears on the top 10 list of CEO strategic business priorities. High-profile data breaches and consumer privacy concerns fuel this increase. As our lives become more digital, … Read More
Trends and Tools for eDiscovery – a webinar recap
By: Savannah Aaron, Marketing Manager The world of legal technology and eDiscovery tools has always evolved at a fast pace. The emergence of the global pandemic earlier this year, however, transformed the way we work, communicate, and create new data, resulting in a highly dynamic eDiscovery landscape and trends we never could have predicted. A panel of experts gave their … Read More
What Is the Information Lifecycle?
by: Kim Taylor, CEO Here at Innovative Discovery, we say that we partner with law firms, corporations, and government agencies to provide service, guidance, and consultation throughout the information lifecycle. It makes perfect sense to us, but for some, it may raise the question, “what exactly IS the information lifecycle?” In short, managed information goes through a natural process from … Read More
Why the Right Project Management Team Makes All of the Difference in Your eDiscovery Project
By: Ken Baldesi, VP, Client Services Taking on an eDiscovery project might sound a like a formidable task considering how many electronic records exist nowadays. The amount of evidence and other pertinent information that needs to be organized is usually enormous. How this information is pulled together will greatly impact the eDiscovery and litigation process. Being able to call up … Read More
Your house knows you better than your significant other
By: Christopher Wooten, Senior Forensic Examiner In every relationship it takes time and moments together to create a bond. Once that bond is established, we begin to feel comfortable enough to share personal information about ourselves with another person. However, we tend to skip the “getting to know you phase” and start divulging all of our personal information with our … Read More