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Business & Technology Environment. Summer 2010. Robert G Parker. Business & Technology Environment. Summer 2010. Robert G Parker. Agenda. Crisis Management Privacy Social Networks eDiscovery / eEvidence Cloud Computing Parallel Programming. eDiscovery / eEvidence. eDiscovery and
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Business & Technology Environment Summer 2010 Robert G Parker
Business & Technology Environment Summer 2010 Robert G Parker
Agenda Crisis Management Privacy Social Networks eDiscovery / eEvidence Cloud Computing Parallel Programming
eDiscovery / eEvidence • eDiscovery • and • eEvidence
eDiscovery / eEvidence Have a documented plan before you investigate; particularly when computer file are involved Destroying evidence quality during initial investigation of a problem is a key risk
eDiscovery / eEvidence When eMail replaces conversations we may be creating a new standards by which we are judged. Previously only the decision, and not the conversations may have been documented. For example, the courts could determine, based in eMails, that some aspect was not considered, or not considered in sufficient depth
eDiscovery / eEvidence If there is a court order to obtain/retain eEvidence, how is that accomplished in an organization that may have thousands of eMails and other electronic documents a day? Organizations may have policies and may have procedures designed to support those policies, however: They may not have the technology to support the identification and retention of the required documents, particularly eMails
eDiscovery / eEvidence New tools are being developed to obtain and document eDiscovery results This document walks the user through the steps to ensure that information is retained in response to an eDiscovery hold notice
eDiscovery / eEvidence eDiscovery / eEvidence conference “Organizations may have no clue about their IT infrastructure, so they end up consenting to a retention and discover order that may have a $500,000 cost of compliance.” Judges may not fully comprehend the technology issues of court orders where electronic evidence is involved
eDiscovery / eEvidence The profession and business should establish standards, guidelines, policies and procedures regarding: • eMail usage • Contents • Retention To protect ourselves and our organization in the event of a lawsuit? There may be a role for CAs in conducting technology based electronic and forensic audits IT audit, control and security professionals in conjunction with legal experts should address eDiscovery / eEvidence in a business context