Legal
Resources, including how-tos, case studies and more on legal issues.
Mandatory BYOD Heading Your Way
BYOD Gets Messy with AT&T Class Action Lawsuit
Wed, April 10, 2013 - With a BYOD twist, AT&T agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for overcharging corporate customers for almost seven years. But like most things involving BYOD, this gets complicated.
7 Tips to Help IT Leaders Make Their Business an International Success
Tue, March 12, 2013 - Thinking of setting up an office or online presence abroad? Before you do, consider these seven suggestions from executives, business owners and managers who know what it takes to succeed overseas.
How IT Can Prepare for Mobile Forensic Investigations
Tue, October 16, 2012 - If your IT security team must comply with regulations like PCI-DSS or HIPAA, you need to know who accesses your data and what they do with it, even if they're using a mobile device to do it. But performing forensic investigations on mobile devices is trickier than it is on PCs.
CIOs Should Get to Know Their Chief Legal Officers
Fri, September 28, 2012 - CIOs and chief legal officers need to communicate early and often to build a deeper relationship. Discussion topics include data privacy, e-discovery and policies for mobile devices.
5 Steps to Ensure Your Cloud Provider Is Ready for Ediscovery
Fri, September 07, 2012 - Businesses need to be prepared when an ediscovery request is made pertaining to data being stored in the cloud. Here are five steps IT leaders can take to ensure that their cloud computing vendors don't get them into hot water when responding to electronic data discovery requests.
Judge Rules for Infosys in Whistleblower Case
Mon, August 20, 2012 - Judge Myron H. Thompson says whistleblower Jack Palmer Jr. has not proven his claims of breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation against Infosys. As a result, the case will not go to trial.
BYOD's Phone Number Problem
Thu, May 31, 2012 - A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.
BYOD: Time to Adjust Your Privacy Expectations
Wed, May 30, 2012 - Employees who want to use their smartphones and tablets for work better be prepared to sign on IT's dotted line and essentially give away their privacy rights.
Sun Hardware 'Blows,' According to Oracle Internal Documents
Fri, May 25, 2012 - More precisely, Oracle said Sun hardware baaaallllloooooooows. That description comes from discovery documents released by HP related to ligation between the two tech giants. Columnist Rob Enderle says Oracle treated you and him like 'idiots.'
What Tech Issues Loom Large for Election 2012?
Wed, May 16, 2012 - After three-and-a-half years of Obama's presidency, progressive and conservatives have developed pointed assessments of his administration's handling of tech policy issues. From cybersecurity to net neutrality, how does the tech agenda fit into the fall election?
PC Users Admit to Pirating Software--$63 Billion Worth of It
Tue, May 15, 2012 - Software trade association reports that surging PC usage in emerging markets contributed to the economic losses from piracy; more than half of respondents to new survey admit that they pirate software at least occasionally.
BYOD Stirs Up Legal Problems
Wed, May 09, 2012 - Does BYOD put your company in murky legal water? You bet. Employees need protections, too.
U.S. CIO Pitches Service-Driven Federal IT
Tue, April 03, 2012 - Facing ongoing budget pressure, federal CIOs are being prodded to do more with less as they seek to improve services, consolidate data centers and eliminate overlapping or outdated programs. In a keynote address at the FOSE government IT conference, U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel said that federal CIOs must reassess their approach to new technology deployments.
IT Must Change Security Strategies to Keep Up With Cybercriminals
Mon, April 02, 2012 - Businesses may have scaled back their security and risk management investments during the economic downturn, but cybercriminals continued to invest. In the coming years, criminal organizations will grow even more sophisticated. To be prepared for what's coming, organizations must adjust their approach to security now.


