Big Data has made a huge splash in the enterprise world, but the legal and risk management implications are seldom discussed. It’s critical for businesses to assess these issues and develop a proactive strategy to protect the enterprise from costly errors.
Corporate policies and regulatory compliance require managing Big Data and information governance issues such as data security and privacy. However, to respond to litigation, professionals must ensure that eDiscovery requirements are addressed. Those who handle records management, security, information privacy and IT must know how to collect, assemble, protect and manage Big Data and respond to changing requirements.