Author: editorialadmin

A litigation hold should be clear, scoped, and actionable. Remote and hybrid teams need defined custodians, practical preservation steps, and an escalation path for collaboration tools, mobile devices, and cloud repositories.

Vendor agreements often shift operational risk into data-processing schedules, security exhibits, and audit clauses. Teams should review incident notice timing, subcontractor controls, data residency language, and termination assistance before execution.

Privacy oversight has moved from a narrow compliance function to a board-level governance issue. This note outlines practical questions directors and executives can use when reviewing incident readiness, vendor risk, and internal reporting cadence.