FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 444, Jim Murphy on the Dangers in Using Slack
Slack has emerged as one of the most critical tools for modern workplace communication. Its intuitive design, seamless app integrations, and channel-based conversations have made it a staple for real-time collaboration. But...more
In the legal operations realm, eDiscovery has always been a critical function, but the rapid advent of digital technologies has dramatically increased its complexity. While these advancements offer new tools for communication...more
Collaboration during litigation is critical to ensure that all relevant information is discovered and reviewed. However, the emergence of various communication platforms like Slack and Teams has made the process more...more
If your organization uses Slack for business communications, how are you preserving Slack data for potential litigation? Until this year, there was only one way to guarantee the preservation of Slack data: by collecting it...more
Managing data preservation for ediscovery requires walking on a knife’s edge. As soon as you can reasonably anticipate a litigation matter, you must rapidly identify and preserve any relevant data. But between litigation...more
Placing defensible legal holds on Slack data has always required collecting the data to an external repository to preserve it while maintaining information governance policies, until now. Slack has added the ability to create...more
If your organization uses Slack, you’re already familiar with its benefits: rapid, streamlined internal communications without the hassle of emails. You can set up a meeting with a few quick messages and an internal Zoom...more
As the coronavirus pandemic has left most knowledge workers clocking in from home, we’ve seen a rapid acceleration of organizations using collaboration tools like Slack to keep their teams in touch. But while collaboration...more
Collaboration tools like Slack have revolutionized the way we work, helping teams be more productive than ever before. In early 2020, as widespread remote work took hold, Slack’s concurrent users jumped from 10m to 12.5m in a...more
Enterprises who've adopted Slack know the content adds up quickly across channels, direct messages, and group communications. Information governance is critical for mitigating risk. However, making informed decisions about...more
Loaded with intricate, multi-faceted functions to boost productivity, Slack has certainly changed the way we work for the better. The more dynamic Slack’s workflows and integrations get, however, the more complex its data...more
Lawyers are accustomed to slow, gradual changes that unfold over months, years, or even decades. Since our legal system depends on court precedents and democratic mechanisms for regulatory and legislative change, we typically...more
When I first came across the collaboration platform Slack at my former company, I was, to put it mildly, not a fan. But I’m glad to say I gave it a try, and now I am a convert to the power of collaboration applications. ...more
As the world embraces a more collaborative way of working and uses new applications like Slack to communicate with one another, there is a corollary impact on other areas of the business such as how does legal determine...more
As the world embraces a more collaborative way of working and uses new applications like Slack to communicate with one another, there is a corollary impact on other areas of the business such as how does a company meet its...more
As the world embraces a more collaborative way of working and uses new applications like Slack to communicate with one another, there is a corollary impact on other areas of the business such as how does legal manage the data...more
As the world embraces a more collaborative way of working and uses new applications like Slack to communicate with one another, there is a corollary impact on other areas of the business such as legal and how ediscovery and...more
When you start an ediscovery project, are you explicitly asking your opponents to produce data from the collaboration application Slack? Are you looking for relevant and helpful data within your own Slack channels and...more