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Electronic Records, Third-Party Systems, and Contracts

The Texas Record

Take a moment to think about the systems your local government or agency uses to manage its electronic records. What would your ideal Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) look like? The local government (or agency) can easily carry out disposition of their records, including any back-up copies.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

Dun & Bradstreet said that so far this year it has received over 4,700 tips and leads where business identity theft or malfeasance are suspected. The scammers frequently then file phony documents with the Secretary of State’s office in the name(s) of the business owners, but include a mailing address that they control.

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Andrew’s Favorite Retention Series: Software Programs

The Texas Record

Let’s look at the series, both on the Local Government and State Agency Schedule. Until electronic records are transferred to and made usable in a new software environment, or there are no electronic records being retained to meet an approved retention period that require the software to be retrieved and read. SOFTWARE PROGRAMS.

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Andrew’s Favorite Retention Series: Software Programs

The Texas Record

Let’s look at the series, both on the Local Government and State Agency Schedule. Until electronic records are transferred to and made usable in a new software environment, or there are no electronic records being retained to meet an approved retention period that require the software to be retrieved and read. SOFTWARE PROGRAMS.

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Strategies to Protect your Records from Ransomware

The Texas Record

As information technology continues to advance, it is vital that all local government offices and state agencies understand how to mitigate the risks of an attack on your records management system. These viruses attack electronic records in various forms such as Word Document, email, Excel Spreadsheet, etc.

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Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases, Part Three: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

But first, a note about a new feature we’re adding to eDiscovery Daily: Our new eDiscovery Tech Tip of the Week ! Anyway, this week’s eDiscovery Tech Tip of the Week is about Early Data Assessment. The government will usually get its ESI by consent or warrant. Issues Managing ESI Data in Criminal Cases. How Data is Acquired.

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e-Records Sustainability and Emerging Formats – 3 Tips from Andy Warhol

Preservica

October 10 th is Electronic Records Day, an annual event sponsored by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) to raise awareness among US state government agencies, the general public, related professional organizations, and other stakeholders about the crucial role that electronic records play in their world.