8 things you need to know about Preservation of e-Documents for Litigation and Regulatory Investigations
Good list of recommendations from John Okonkwo, who is a dual qualified US Attorney and UK Solicitor specialising in information governance, with a focus on e-discovery and e-fraud. He is a professional member of AIIM and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Most critical is this one:
5. Constantly monitor custodian based-retention practices.
Employees tend to store data in the most convenient manner regardless of policy. Portable media or storage devices can now hold vast amounts of data which can exist at any given time only on that device. Along with Web 2.0 social networking platforms, they can be crucial in establishing relationships, timelines, and exceptions to hearsay objections. (...)
Most critical is this one:
5. Constantly monitor custodian based-retention practices.
Employees tend to store data in the most convenient manner regardless of policy. Portable media or storage devices can now hold vast amounts of data which can exist at any given time only on that device. Along with Web 2.0 social networking platforms, they can be crucial in establishing relationships, timelines, and exceptions to hearsay objections. (...)
jhagmann - 31. Aug, 22:11
