eDiscovery was once a relatively niche topic. And for good reason. In fact, it used to be that outside of legal and IT, there wasn’t much need for other teams and departments to know what it was at all – let alone understand the workflows, tools and technologies that drive it. But today, the need for eDiscovery knowledge is growing more widespread, and more urgent. The reason for this is that support of eDiscovery practices, tools, and third-party specialists is becoming an increasingly vital component of data security. Read on to learn what changes could be impacting your data security needs, and how eDiscovery can help.
Data regulation has increased:
Across all sectors, the data that organisations work with on a daily basis continues to surge in volume. While this digitisation of processes of course brings many benefits, it can also present risks and compliance issues.
As the amount of data within a particular business or organisation increases, so too does the risk of falling foul of regulatory measures and data protection standards. Namely the likes of GDPR (or GDPR UK), and in the US, the CCPA. This is why internal data practices must be handled diligently, and why many organisations now find themselves requiring the ability to quickly discover and delete data on demand – particularly personally identifiable information (or PII).
The Rise of DSARs:
Nowhere has this need to effectively and urgently manage personal data been more evident than in the rise of Data Subject Access Requests – commonly known as DSARs. As data formats and volumes have expanded, and data regulations have evolved, so too has public concern around data privacy. For the average individual, a DSAR is the most effective way for them to proactively guarantee the protection of their personal information – and since GDPR was introduced, the frequency and volume of DSARs has continued to climb.
