Data Retention, Legal Risk, and the Future of Information Governance

Data Retention Legal Risk and the Future of Information Governance

The Data Dilemma: Too Much, Too Long, Too Risky Enterprises in 2025 are drowning in data — and not all of it is an asset. From customer records and email archives to compliance documentation and collaboration files, most organizations are storing more information than they can govern. The irony? The same abundance that fuels innovation … Read more

FedRAMP High and AWS GovCloud: The Gold Standard for Secure Virtual Data Rooms

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Over the last decade, the U.S. government’s cloud adoption journey has shifted from cautious experimentation to full-scale modernization. Agencies that once hesitated to move sensitive workloads off-premises now rely on cloud platforms as the backbone of mission-critical operations. But this shift has also made compliance more urgent than ever. Federal rules, defense mandates, and security … Read more

DORA Is Live: How EU Financial Firms Should Run Due Diligence in 2025

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DORA is no longer a future plan: it applies today across the EU financial sector. The regulation sets uniform expectations for incident reporting, ICT risk management, testing, and third-party oversight, and it does so with legal force. If a team wants the primary source, point them to the official text where DORA now applies on … Read more

DoD Just Drew a Line: What “Cybersecurity Is Not Optional” Means for Your Deal Room

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The Pentagon is no longer soft-pedaling security. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving from talking points to timing: the Department of Defense has set a staged rollout with Phase 1 self-assessments beginning November 10, 2025, then requirements phasing into solicitations and contracts over several years. The schedule and mechanics live on the DoD … Read more

Managing Global Compliance: VDR Best Practices for GDPR, CCPA, and Beyond

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It has never been easier to conduct business across continents than it is today. Yet, this freedom brings growing legal responsibilities, especially when it comes to how personal data is stored, processed, and shared. For organizations involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), joint ventures, and capital raising activities, the use of virtual data rooms (VDRs) … Read more

How to Create an Information Security Program that Allows for Inorganic Growth

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Businesses generally grow in one of two ways: organic or inorganic. Organic growth refers to “natural” internal efforts to increase revenues, including launching new products and services, distributing to new markets, increasing brand equity to increase price points, and other initiatives to capture more sales and how to build a security program as part of … Read more