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Backup Tapes: Are You Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb?Author:
Ben Fielding
Publication:
BCW IT Leadership
Date:
27 January, 2012
When delving into the tricky field of tapes, it’s first important to understand the purpose they serve. In the simplest terms, a backup tape is created for business continuity purposes, a means of keeping the business running should access to live systems be lost. An archive is created for the long-term preservation of data.
2012 Predictions 10: Disputes and DevelopmentsAuthor:
Toby Headdon & Tracey Stretton
Publication:
SCL.org
Date:
13 December, 2011
Today’s predictions focus on the continuing battle as unlawful online activity and the data management and the e-disclosure and evidential implications of technological change. Read the predictions from Toby Headdon and Tracey Stretton.
Anything You Tweet or Post Can and Will Be Used Against YouAuthor:
Tracey Stretton
Publication:
SCL.org
Date:
9 December, 2011
There is simply no avoiding it – social networking is rapidly becoming the new way of communicating. Not only that, but we are doing far more than sending electronic messages or chatting online - we are interacting and engaging in far richer ways...
Grey Sky ThinkingAuthor:
Daniel Kavan
Publication:
The Lawyer Magazine
Date:
14 November, 2011
Cloud computing can provide benefits when it comes to e-disclosure but is still rife with potential pitfalls. Daniel Kavan advises implementing clear processes before the cloud is introduced.
The Spy in Your Pocket: security considerations for web devicesAuthor:
Adam Harrison
Publication:
FreshBusinessThinking.com
Date:
18 October, 2011
For years Blackberrys have been the de facto tool when it comes to mobile business communication but the advanced functionality and fashionable nature of various Android and iOS devices has tempted a number of companies to adopt them as alternatives. With Research in Motion’s offering in the world of tablets - the BlackBerry Playbook - now on the scene...
New Trends in ESI: has network pride led to privacy’s fail?Publication:
New Legal Review
Date:
31 August, 2011
During the recent English riots, basic policing was not the only area of the law to become suddenly more complex: so did the fields of e-disclosure and electronically stored information (ESI).
Take steps to insure your business in a volatile regulatory climateAuthor:
Jason Yalen
Publication:
Complinet
Date:
1 April, 2011
As regulators all over the world are beginning to act with renewed vigour following the financial crisis it is becoming increasingly important for companies to carry out proactive internal audits or compliance checks.
Advancement in Risk ManagementAuthor:
Costa Kypre
Publication:
Risk & Regulation IT
Date:
19 August, 2009
The current economic climate has brought to the front the latest innovations in technology and many of these can reduce the time and cost for managing a pending litigation or internal investigation.
Data wipeAuthor:
Tony Dearsley
Publication:
Growth Business
Date:
4 June, 2009
Failing to protect sensitive information could have devastating effects for your company, says Tony Dearsley, computer forensics manager at Kroll Ontrack.
Data that won't BudgeAuthor:
Tony Dearsley
Publication:
Society for Computer and Law
Date:
1 June, 2009
Tony Dearsley explains how to deal safely with data before disposing of hardware, and reminds us that the dangers apply to mobile devices as well as the desktop computer.
Dig for legal victoryAuthor:
John Dwyer
Publication:
IET
Date:
19 May, 2009
Tracey Stretton, legal consultant at legal technology specialist Kroll Ontrack, speaks of “a conspiracy of silence around this whole issue of reacting to ESI by printing it.
Litigation support and e-discovery: Language barrierAuthor:
Tracey Stretton & Mark Surguy
Publication:
Legal Week
Date:
7 May, 2009
Business now takes no notice of borders, and this produces evidence written in many languages. Tracey Stretton and Mark Surguy decipher the newest solutions for multilingual cases.
Under scrutinyAuthor:
Tracey Stretton
Publication:
New Law Journal
Date:
23 March, 2009
Tracey Stretton explains why the UK needs to sharpen its approach to Electronically Stored Information (ESI).
Recession to fuel data theft crisisAuthor:
Tom Wilson
Publication:
Information World Review
Date:
9 March, 2009
Criminals are always anxious to steal individuals’ personal data, but analysts believe the downturn will tempt staff too to pilfer information from their employers
Exploring the archivesAuthor:
Tracey Stretton
Publication:
The Commercial Litigation Journal
Date:
13 February, 2009
Any attempt at quantifying the growth in ESI within the business environment runs the risk of understatement; such has been the shift to digital communication and record keeping in the last 10 years.
Filing errorAuthor:
Tracey Stretton
Publication:
Legal Week
Date:
12 February, 2009
Growing volumes of electronically stored information could leave companies open to risk, particularly during litigation.
248,000 hours' work to back-up redundant city computersAuthor:
IT sector newsdesk
Publication:
IET Knowledge Network
Date:
8 January, 2009
Computers made redundant by financial sector job losses will expose their owners to litigation and compliance risks, a computer forensics and courtroom specialist is warning.
Financial firms at risk of not backing up data as job losses spiralAuthor:
Antony Savvas
Publication:
Computer Weekly
Date:
7 January, 2009
As further redundancies are inflicted on the financial sector, computer forensics firm Kroll Ontrack is warning companies of the risks of not backing up data on redundant computers and other hardware.
Technically speaking...Author:
Alexandra Harrison
Publication:
The Lawyer
Date:
15 August, 2008
Alexandra Harrison, a legal consultant at Kroll Ontrack suggests why using technology in the preparation and presentation of evidence is key to controlling the cost of litigation.
Computer Forensics and Data RecoveryAuthor:
Jerome Torres Lozano
Publication:
PSCA Home Office, Issue 16
Date:
1 October, 2007
From laptops thrown in the river to hard drives that have been damaged in an attempt to destroy any evidence of wrongdoing, Kroll Ontrack’s engineers have assisted to recover evidential data.
Investigate, extrapolate, interpolate... Incriminate!Author:
Tony Dearsley
Publication:
Security Management Today
Date:
1 September, 2007
Over £40 million is lost every day to fraud in the UK, with 80% of that fraud involving employees. How can their crimes be unravelled and prosecuted? Tony Dearsley offers a bespoke guide.
Life in the Slow LaneAuthor:
Lucie Tripon
Publication:
In-House Lawyer
Date:
1 September, 2007
In-house lawyers should be keeping up with legal technology. But despite evidence that today’s IT solutions can radically improve a legal department’s efficiency, they are still slow on the uptake.
Recovery PositionAuthor:
Alexandra Harrison
Publication:
Solicitors Journal
Date:
1 September, 2007
As digital evidence takes an increasingly important part in civil and criminal cases so lawyers should ensure they know how to obtain it, preserve it and present it convincingly.
Your way through the legal mazeAuthor:
Arif Mohamed
Publication:
Computer Weekly
Date:
22 May, 2007
Managing data can be tricky, and in some cases organisations have found themselves in situations where they have been required to produce information which they have, as a matter of policy, destroyed.
Updated: White House admits emails were deletedAuthor:
Tash Shifrin
Publication:
Computerworld UK
Date:
12 April, 2007
Officials for US president George Bush have admitted that an unknown number of emails at the centre of a political row over the firing of eight government lawyers have been deleted.
New U.S. Rules of Civil ProcedureAuthor:
Amanda J..G. Karls, Esq
Publication:
Compliance Executive
Date:
3 April, 2007
Recent amendments to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have put into focus the importance of managing and preserving of electronically stored information.
Introduction to MetadataAuthor:
Andrew Szczech
Publication:
U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 2
Date:
1 February, 2006
Complete DisclosureAuthor:
Jonathan Crook, Jonathan Tardif, Andrew Szczech
Publication:
Legal Week / Legal IT
Date:
17 November, 2005
Electronic Disclosure - Where Now?Author:
Janet Lambert, Partner, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Publication:
U.K. Electronic Evidence Newsletter Issue 1 Volume 4
Date:
1 March, 2005
Playing catch upAuthor:
Kelvin McGregor-Alcorn
Publication:
Legal IT
Date:
4 May, 2012
