Corporate
espionage, internal sabotage,
compromised digital documents, fraud,
security breach (Hacking), destructive
viruses, programmed digital bombs
have being directed and executed on
Private and Corporate Computers .
All of
these instances may lead to civil,
criminal and arbitration issues followed
by request for discovery and
interrogatories in compliance with pre
trial protocols and the demands of a
Case management Conference. An incident
response protocol prepares a company to
respond proactively
to a
potential crisis any thing to the
contrary
invites disaster.
 The events surrounding Enron and
WorldCom corporate scandal and
the attendant disaster and punitive
cost, followed by a string of compliance
legislations, have now made it
imperative for corporations to have a
functional
incident response protocol, that
is regularly audited.
It
is not just a question of choice for
medium to large firms and corporate
Attorneys; implementing an incident
response protocol is the right thing to
do. Acceptable Incident response
requires a proactive approach not a
response after the fact of an incident
Not having a protocol in place may lead
to accusations of tampering with
potential evidence, having a protocol in
place ensures prompt and inexpensive
response to motions for
discoveries and
interrogatories.
Business disaster recovery and
continuity, presupposes the existence of
a functional incident response protocol
and tracks of responsibility
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Consequently, in
the absence of a protocol, there
is potentially, a
costly void and knee jerk
reaction to corporate disasters
especially, as they affect your
IT infrastructure.
A lack of a reference point,
often leads to a reckless and
sometimes deliberate tampering
with otherwise probative piece
of digital evidence.
Employees are not sure or rather
are not informed of what the
powers of the employer are with
respect to having access to
their emails or other forms of
electronic communication.
Security and user logs are not
given the attention they
deserve. Business continuity can
be compromised.
How
can we Help ?
Formal and
focused training is a pre
requisite for developing and
implementing an incident
response protocol. The IT
Manager or the CEO, ( in the
absence of relevant training) does
not automatically qualify, as a
result of their status, to
police and implement a response
protocol.
How do you implement a protocol
within an organisation? How does
the presence of a protocol help
with e-discovery?
We specialise in setting up
incident response and disaster
recovery protocols
for Corporate and
small to medium enterprises.
We conduct the necessary gap
analysis, prepare formal
protocols, implement relevant
training and schedule regular
assessment with compliance.
Contact us for further
information
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