The Inevitable Reinvention of the e-Discovery Industry
December 31, 2015
Electronic discovery professionals should consider a future where their current skills no longer merit the salaries they are accustomed to commanding. The current talents and knowledge bases that allow for professional leverage or vertical mobility in today's e-discovery job market still have, and will always have, immense value to their employers. However, the growing reality is that employers will not need ' or be able ' to compensate the professional population with premiums in salary.
Big Investments In Cybersecurity A Must, GCs Say
December 31, 2015
More than ever before, in-house counsel are focused on and willing to devote resources to cybersecurity, a comprehensive survey from the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) found. But many have yet to take the necessary steps to ensure their data is protected. As the survey and anecdotes from general counsel show, for many companies, it isn't until after a data incident that they address what areas need shoring up.
Mobile Mayhem: Smartphones and Security (Or the Lack Thereof)
December 31, 2015
BYOD implementation can come in a wide variety of different formulations, but it essentially means that employees are choosing their own hardware and, to one degree or another, mixing personal and business use on a device. This means personal devices with no control from employers other than perhaps some unmonitored, unenforced, and mostly unread policy guidance.
Prioritizing e-Mail Security in the Legal Sector
November 30, 2015
Data breaches and cyberattacks aren't new occurrences, but it can sometimes feel like they are. It's only in the last few years that we've seen these attacks make headlines more and more, increasing in both quantity and impact.
CISA Passes: What It Means for Organizations and Their Data
November 30, 2015
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was passed by the Senate on Oct. 27, and while it still has a few hoops to jump through before it is enacted into law, the hotly debated proposed rules may considerably impact both those organizations holding sensitive data and the users to which that data belongs.
'Internet of Things' Litigation and Regulatory Risk
November 30, 2015
Most lawyers have heard of the "Internet of Things." Business leaders, after all, are busy making the Internet of Things (IoT) the next great wave of innovation to sweep across the global economy. Apple, AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, Google, Honeywell, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Panasonic, Samsung, and scores of others have been investing in the IoT for years. With current predictions of a $15 trillion IoT market in fewer than 10 years, it is easy to understand why so many industry giants have made the IoT a strategic priority.
