When employees depart with data upon leaving a company, that often leads to litigation, as David Greetham of Level Legal discusses in this post.

In his blog post titled (wait for it!) When Employees Depart with Data: The Power of Triage (available here), David points out that accessing confidential or proprietary data is easier than ever for the average employee, and one report shows they are nearly 70% more likely to take data right before leaving a company. What does this look like in practice? In a high-profile example from a few years ago, a Yahoo employee who left to work for a competitor allegedly moved 570,000 documents to two personal external storage devices 45 minutes after receiving the new job offer. Yahoo sued the employee for $5 million plus punitive damages.

Forensic triage enables an organization to manage this risk while still using your resources responsibly. Triage is an early-stage forensic collection and analysis process that can quickly reveal whether sensitive data was accessed, copied, or transferred prior to an employee’s departure—before costs spiral.

So, what are the initial three areas that David and his team analyze in forensic triage? Find out here, it’s only one click! Analysis is easy if you click! 😉

So, what do you think? Does your organization have departing employees? What organization doesn’t? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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