Attorneys Are Letting Data Outlive Its Expiration Date—and Its Usefulness

Fearing a sudden need or legal hold obligations, attorneys are often reluctant to delete data that is doing nothing but taking up space. However, failure to create an endpoint for data can increase cybersecurity risks and run counter to the budget mandates that most legal departments are facing. Reports Law.com

Much like ILTA>ON, the challenges that law departments and other legal professionals face with regard to how they manage their data are ongoing. The virtual conference rounded out another day of sessions on Thursday afternoon with “Case Studies in Modern Information Governance” where panelists examined how technology could be leveraged to both fortify and exploit data.

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