News & Analysis as of

Policies and Procedures Mobile Devices

BakerHostetler

Deeper Dive: Preserving Ephemeral Messaging - Capture Data Before Its Ghosts Haunt Your Compliance

BakerHostetler on

Organizations whose mantra is “We just never delete anything” (i.e., organizations simply retaining all information indefinitely) are now facing headwinds, especially when the information contains personal information. As our...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: The Duty to Preserve Ephemeral App Data, Employee Compliance with Electronic Communication Rules

Array on

Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the week of July 8-14. Here’s what’s...more

CloudNine

Efficient Text and Chat Data Discovery Starts with Information Governance (IG)

CloudNine on

When it comes to ensuring that data is preserved and available for litigation, investigations, or government inquiries, it all starts with establishing and codifying clear data governance policies and procedures....more

ArentFox Schiff

Bring Your Own Device Policies: A Strategic Guide for Regulated Industries

ArentFox Schiff on

In the era of technology-driven workplaces, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies have emerged as a significant trend. A BYOD policy allows employees to use their personal devices, such as smartphones, for work purposes,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

Bracewell LLP

Personal Devices and Messaging Platforms in the Workplace: Tips, Tactics and Best Practices for In-House Counsel

Bracewell LLP on

Federal regulators have cracked down on the use of texts messages and messaging platforms for business communications, using their broad authority to root out record retention violations, resulting in significant fines and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Practical Steps to Mitigate Electronics Communications Risks: “This is the Way” (Part III of III)

The Volkov Law Group on

I always welcome any chance to use references to The Mandalorian series on Disney (or Ashoka for that matter) in the compliance arena.  My take on the issue of electronic communications and ephemeral messaging is rooted in...more

Jones Day

Considerations for Addressing DOJ’s Corporate Compliance Guidance on Mobile Devices and Messaging Platforms

Jones Day on

In light of the DOJ’s most recent guidance on the use of personal devices and third-party messaging applications by corporate personnel, this White Paper addresses issues and challenges that companies are facing in this area...more

A&O Shearman

Overcoming eDiscovery-related chat data challenges: Part 2 - prior to an investigation

A&O Shearman on

This post provides some tips from eDiscovery experts on what to consider ahead of any investigation commencing. Consider ease of compliance when procuring chat software The pandemic accelerated the adoption of chat and...more

Array

Does Your Litigation Hold Strategy Account for Remote Workers?

Array on

Google recently got in hot water over employees’ cavalier attitudes toward a litigation hold. The tech giant took a largely hands-off approach to preserving internal chats needed for discovery in a lawsuit. Google employees...more

StoneTurn

eDiscovery and Forensic Investigations: Six Tips for Managing Company Messaging Protocols

StoneTurn on

The world of workforce communication looks vastly different from 2020, including an increased blur between personal and business communications due to remote work environments and access to instant messaging and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Off-Channel Communications Sweep

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have been laser-focused on the use of so called “off-channel communications” in the...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Compliance Experts Discuss Off-Channel Communications and Mobile Surveillance Policies

Roundtable Discussion: Off-Channel Communications and Mobile Surveillance Policies - Surveillance, monitoring, escalation, and reporting are critical components to regulatory compliance and risk management. So is...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Insights from Updated DOJ Guidance Regarding the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” and New...

Jenner & Block on

On Friday, March 3, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division released updated guidance regarding the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” Now in its fourth iteration, this guidance replaces the June...more

J.S. Held

Off-Channel Communications: How Financial Services Organizations Can Address Regulators’ Latest Target

J.S. Held on

As a number of recent headlines demonstrate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators have fined and penalized employers and employees in the financial services industry for non-compliance with...more

Butler Snow LLP

Warning: No Fishing Allowed! – Pt. 2: No, They Can’t Catch Cell Phones Either

Butler Snow LLP on

Previously, we analyzed the proper scope for discovery requests that asked for employee drug and alcohol test results.  In this article, we analyze a far more potent discovery substance—cell phone data....more

Perkins Coie

New DOJ Guidance on Personal Devices and Third-Party Messaging Applications Applies to Any Company DOJ May Scrutinize

Perkins Coie on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released new guidance announcing several policy changes to further strengthen and clarify its approach to prosecuting corporate crime. The guidance, released through a memorandum...more

Butler Snow LLP

Has Your Company's BYOD Policy Withstood to the Test of Time?

Butler Snow LLP on

Many companies have implemented Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) policies. For some, it has been years since they were put in place. Has your policy withstood the test of time? Employees are using their devices differently than...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Year, Old Problem: Broker-Dealers Should Evaluate Their Supervision of Personal Device Use

McGuireWoods LLP on

Many companies that transitioned to a work-from-home environment in early 2020 may have reasonably anticipated a return to the normalcy of in-office operations by the end of the year. Yet as 2021 commences, remote work has...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Cybersecurity: the SEC Provides Guidance on Well-Known and Emerging Best Practices

At the end of January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its “Observations on Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices” (Observations)....more

Fisher Phillips

New Jersey’s Anticipated Expansion of Data Breach & Privacy Laws

Fisher Phillips on

An amendment to New Jersey’s data breach notification requirements of the Consumer Fraud Act is currently awaiting signature by State Governor Phil Murphy. The bill, Assembly No. 3245, was recently passed by both the New...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Survey Shows Employees Top Security Risk for Companies

A recent survey conducted by Arlington Research for OneLogin in May 2016 of 1,022 respondents found what most of us already know: employees continue to be a high risk for employers when it comes to security risk. The...more

Burr & Forman

Joint Commission Okays Texting of Patient Orders

Burr & Forman on

The Joint Commission recently announced a change in its policies whereby it will now allow providers to communicate patient orders via text message. The policy applies to all Joint Commission accreditation programs. While the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for the FTC?

Womble Bond Dickinson on

Everyone in healthcare knows that the next round of HIPAA audits is coming. Covered entities and business associates have long been advised to review and update their HIPAA security risk analyses, have business associate...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Smartphones & Smart Employers: Device Policies Enable Businesses To Safely Embrace Technology

Employers who don’t think they need a bring-your-own-device policy should consider this: Nearly 70 percent of millennials and 31 percent of baby boomers surveyed last year by TrackVia admitted to using their own devices and...more

25 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide