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Cybersecurity

BYOD And The Consumerization Of IT In Corporate America

Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. Branham: I spent eight years at a Fortune 500 company where I developed their e-discovery program; from there I went to Faegre Baker Daniels where I practiced law in the area of electronic discovery. I now manage a variety of matters...

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Cybersecurity

To Guard Against Cyber Attack, Test Your Defenses

Editor: Please give our readers a brief overview of your professional background. Luehr: I am managing director and chief privacy officer for Stroz Friedberg. I started my legal career at the Federal Trade Commission, where I chaired the Internet Coordinating Committee and was one of the early...

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Needed: Both Technology And Human Intelligence

Editor: How does forensics fit in with litigation support? In corporate compliance programs? Maringer: With respect to litigation support, law firms frequently need specialized services to assist in their engagements. The term “forensics” is broad and can encompass forensic...

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Board of Directors

Cybersecurity Expert Speaks From The Trenches

Editor: In your experience handling cybersecurity issues, what are the primary risks that organizations face? Garrett: Most organizations today have some valuable confidential information or intellectual property that makes them vulnerable to a cyber attack. Indeed, companies are under constant...

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Technology

Melding Humans And Machines In E-discovery

Editor: Please describe your background. Barnett: At the beginning of my legal career, I handled a wide variety of cases, including tax, securities, accounting fraud and corporate governance. My parallel interest in computers – I first started programming computers at a young age –...

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Data Detours In Internal Investigations In EU Countries: Part II

In the first part of this article, which appeared last month, the authors discussed the European Union ("EU") Data Protection Directive and the challenges it creates in connection with the collection and review of electronic records and data for an internal investigation. This month, the authors...

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Data Detours In Internal Investigations In EU Countries: Part I

In today's regulatory climate, boards of directors of public companies are increasingly expected to act decisively when concerns of possible misconduct are raised, and are being held accountable for those actions. An internal investigation, whether conducted by the board or by a board committee,...

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