Dearest EDRM Community,
Phrase of the Week: Hard reboot.
In our legal tech world this week, we are recovering from the CrowdStrike outage and preparing for high season.
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fourth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- HaystackID® Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance
- Ray Kurzweil’s New Book: The Singularity is Nearer (when we merge with AI)
- An Accidental Discovery: A Lesson in Privacy and Security
- The Rise of AI in Newsrooms: Balancing Innovation and Trust
- Analytics and GenAI: Navigating Trust and Governance in the Modern Era
- Relativity Announces OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise Compliance API Integration
- Agreement in ESI Protocol to Provide a “Metadata-Only” Privilege Log Was Enforced
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 25 July 2024: 1PM Eastern: Discover It All With Venio
- 31 July 2024: 7PM Eastern: Are You Using the EDRM MIH to Identify Email Duplicates? If Not, You Should Be! Real Life Use Cases to Save Time & Cost for Cross Platform Duplicate Identification
- 22 August 2024: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for August 2024
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: A CrowdStrike security configuration file update crashed the internet last week, with impacts still being felt and remediated, especially in the court system. LA Superior Court is also experiencing a severe ransomware attack. While one CISO can breathe easier around the US-SEC v SolarWinds litigation, other CISOs are still at personal risk for cyber failures, reports Maria Dinzeo for Corporate Counsel. Stephen Embry reframes the attorney job dissatisfaction belief. Doug Austin celebrated World Emoji Day.
- International eDiscovery Trends: EDRM Trusted Partner Cellebrite’s software cracked former President Trump’s shooter’s phone in 40 minutes. EDRM Trusted Partner Opentext infused its enterprise content management software with AI Aviators. Greg Buckles wrote on how to get started with Purview eDiscovery. EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today’s Kitchen Sink includes Gates Dogfish on in-house solutions, Rob Robinson on the rise of AI in newsrooms, Ralph Losey on Ray Kurzweil’s new book on the Singularity, Gretchen Ruck on inherent risk, Olga Mack and Kassi Burns the importance of human time.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Olympics is July 26. US President Joe Biden will not stand for reelection and will serve his remaining term. Israel struck Yemen in retaliation for a drone attack on Tel Aviv. Over 100 have been killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas for veterans. China is planning an information superhighway between the Earth and the moon. A seventh person has been cured of HIV with stem cells.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Daniella Virgile, Brett Burney with Doug Austin, Gabe Landau, John Burchfield, Rene Novoa, and Zef Deda.
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM Announces ComplexDiscovery as Newest Trusted Partner.
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team released its GenAI Judicial Orders Repository.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated its Code of Conduct for respect and civility at in-person, virtual, social, and project events.
- Generative AI Policy Update: Check out our updated Generative AI and Large Language Model policy, focusing on disclosure and fact-checking. Read the Policy Here.
Weekly Community Support Call: Join us every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern on Zoom for support and camaraderie. Email info@edrm.net for an invitation to our 232nd call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
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Unplug for even a few moments,
Mary & Kaylee
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.