Articles – Page 4 – ARMA Magazine

Can Information Management Policies Be Both Clear and Concise?

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on August 13, 2019. Posted in Communications, Featured, Leadership & Management Skills, Process Management.

Most information management (IM) professionals would agree that well-written policies are clear and concise. Too often, though, the policies are “dumbed down” because someone is afraid that maybe, somewhere, some individual in the organization...

Managing Legacy Paper Files in the Digital Era

Written by ARMA International on August 8, 2019. Posted in Capture, Data Storage, Digital Preservation, Imaging, Physical Records Management, Scanning.

Addressing your organization’s legacy paper files and capturing them in your digital information ecosystem may feel like a daunting task. As discussed in our recent white paper, capture is the first step in the information lifecycle and is essential...

Sorting Through the Whirlwind of News on the Proposed Equifax Settlement and Capital One Breach

Written by ARMA International on August 2, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with Equifax in connection with a 2017 data breach that exposed sensitive, personal data of around 147 million people. According to the FTC’s...

Concerns Over FaceApp Remind Us That Users May Not Fathom the Permissions They Grant Apps

Written by ARMA International on July 19, 2019. Posted in Artificial Intelligence, News & Analysis, Privacy.

Geoffrey A. Fowler, tech columnist for the Washington Post, opens his July 17 article with a question that’s pertinent to millions of app users: “When an app goes viral, how can you know whether it’s all good fun — or covertly violating your privacy...

A Pair of Foundational Concepts

Written by Nick Inglis on June 25, 2019. Posted in Content, Content Management, Content Strategy, Data, Data Governance, Data Management, Document Management, Document Strategy, Documents, Information, Information Governance, Information Management, Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Strategy, Records, Records Management, Records Strategy.

The following is an excerpt from the ARMA Guide to the Information Profession. Words matter and word choices matter. In any profession that is looking to move forward in maturity, there are often vernacular issues that make gaining a comprehensive...

Why Are Businesses Opting for Edge, AI, and IoT – and Are They Wise to Do So?

Written by Jeff Whited on June 11, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Business Analysis, Cloud, Data Analytics, Electronic Records Management, Information Analytics, Information Governance, Information Technology, Internet of Things (IoT, Connected Devices), Interoperability.

Edge computing is increasingly associated with at least two “trending” terms in the IT and information arenas: Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Broadly speaking, the term refers to computing that’s done at or near the source...

Attorneys Respond to Delaware Court’s Affirmation That Emails and Texts May Constitute Corporate Books and Records

Written by Jeff Whited on May 29, 2019. Posted in Communications, Content, Data Governance, Digital Preservation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Electronic Records Management, Email Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Information Governance, Information Management, Legal, News & Analysis, Records Management, Retention.

In reporting on recent actions in the Delaware courts, WilmerHale attorneys Stephanie C. Evans and Alan J. Wilson remind organizations to carefully manage all evidence of communications among boards and directors, whether it comes in traditional formats...

IG Exec Has Learned From Failures, Says IG Success Requires C-Suite Presence

Written by ARMA International on May 22, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Government, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Leadership & Management Skills.

Aaron Bryant, chief IG officer at the Washington State Department of Health, recently provided CIODive.com with an account of the lessons he’s learned in his 14 years as a leader of IG programs and the keys to finding IG success. Bryant, also...

Judge’s Ruling May Provide Clues to the Outcome of Employee’s ‘Dropbox’ Privacy Suit

Written by ARMA International on May 15, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Data Governance, Data Storage, Information Access, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Privacy.

Earlier this year, a judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania acted on behalf of employee privacy rights when she partially denied a public employer’s motion to dismiss a suit that accused it of violating the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights. As...