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How Do You Spell Data Governance? P-o-l-i-c-y Regarding the Perspectives column by Julie Tower-Pierce ("Think Like a Lawyer," |
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Michael S. Mimoso, Editorial Director| March 2008) there is a very crucial word missing: policy.
One of the most important aspects of any healthy e-discovery strategy is policy governing how data is handled, retained, destroyed and retrieved. Without standing policy (i.e., one you did not create after being served a subpoena) that spells out how your organization handles its data, you will find yourself on the very wrong end of a judge's orders requiring the (very expensive) production of records...and perhaps in need of refreshing your resume...or worse.
Stephen Yelick
We have been using SecureDoc for many years and recently decided to give TrueCrypt a try as an alternative. I must admit, I was thoroughly surprised. Although not without problems, it turned out to be a very capable open source solution, and it is very possible that this will be our software of choice. So I must ask, why was it not given consideration for the article?
Art Beard
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This was first published in May 2008