Erick Gunawan, our Global Head of Forensics speaks to Rakesh
Kirpalani, Chief Technology Officer at Drew & Napier about
information governance, how external counsel can assist
organisations with electronically stored information, the
challenges for in-house lawyers who need to work with IT and how
they can be addressed.
Should all companies have information governance officers?
Ideally, everyone should have a basic understanding of the
company's IT infrastructure, not least because as more
companies digitise, the risk of cyber threats increases. A
cyberattack can come from anywhere and it is now very common for
attacks to originate from company employees who inadvertently allow
an attacker into the system. However, it is particularly critical
for a company's crisis response team to be familiar with the
company's IT infrastructure to be able to respond decisively
when required. At the same time, designated information governance
officers responsible for formulating
