Risk Monitoring Center

Welcome to the Risk Monitoring Center™ (RMC). The RMC was set up to help companies identify and manage their information risk, a practice known as Information Risk Management (IRM). In order to prepare for litigation and regulatory and other investigations, enterprises must assess the current risk climate and determine how prepared their enterprise is to address their IRM needs. While it's impossible to completely eliminate information risk, there are a series of steps that enterprises can take to minimize exposure and convert their data stores from a liability and cost center into a competitive advantage. The RMC is the ideal starting point for any IRM inquiry or initiative, as it provides a snapshot of the current issues, cases and regulations being faced by multi-national corporations and government entities.

How to use the RMC:

Download a copy of the Risk Assessment Guide and determine your Information Risk Score
Read the latest Information Risk Alerts page and identify relevant actions for your organization
Read the Case Law & Regulations page and stay current on issues that affect your industry
Sign up for RSS feeds to keep updated on new Information Risk Alerts and changing Case Law & Regulations
Read the INFOcus Blog to track ongoing IRM issues and ideas
IRM is an ongoing process so check back here frequently to reassess current information risk

Information Risk Alerts

Alert #02-2010: ‘New Media’ Gets Judicial Attention in Brain Research Labs Case

3 - Moderate Impact
Action: Corporate policies should be reviewed for possible adjustment

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Alert # 01-2010: Back to the Future with Pension Committee Opinion

5 - Major Event
Action: Cross-functional effort to modify corporate policies required ASAP

Details: U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York (yes, the same judge of Zubulake fame) issued an opinion in Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al., 05 Civ. 9016, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1839 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 11, 2010). [more]

Case Law & Regulations

Iowa Supreme Court Adopts New Evidence Rule 5.502

On April 2, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court approved the adoption of Evidence Rule 5.502 which is substantially similar to recently enacted Federal Rule of Evidence 502. Evidence Rule 5.502 addresses the disclosure of information covered by the attorney-client privilege and work product protections. A copy of the Supreme Court’s report can be found by clicking here.