Industry Insider

  • US could learn how to improve election protection from other nations

    Hacking into voting machines remains far too easy. It is too soon to say for sure what role cybersecurity played in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, but the problems, which are still unfolding and being investigated, show how easily systemic failures can lead to delays and undermine trust in democratic processes. That’s particularly true when new technology – in this case, a reporting app – is introduced, even if there’s no targeted attack on the system.

  • The dangers of electronic signatures – can you prove who signed?

    It has become increasingly common for documents to be signed electronically. This can be a very convenient way of signing and storing documents. However, there are more and more cases where electronic signatures are being challenged, and documents being considered unenforceable as a result.

  • Australia's National Digital ID is here, but the government's not talking about it

    The Australian government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has spent more than A$200 million over the past five years developing a National Digital ID platform. If successful, the project could streamline commerce, resolve bureaucratic quagmires, and improve national security. The emerging results of the project may give the Australian public cause for concern.

  • Managing Emails should be easy

    The ISO standard 15489, clearly and succinctly defines a record as evidence of a business transaction and also clearly says that a record is a record regardless of media. This means that the business of records management includes the management of all types of records including paper, electronic documents, images and emails. Email Management is an essential part of Records Management.

  • Caution urged for AI investment

    The massive amounts of hype and promise surrounding AI and related technologies like machine learning and deep learning, is preventing organisations from making critical innovation and investment decisions, according to a new report from research and advisory firm Lux Research.

  • Why Records Decisions Matter

    One of the most frequent fallacies related to records management, echoed by users, executives, records managers, and even records-management product vendors, is the statement: ‘that’s not a record’.

  • Kapish updates Content Manager toolkit

    Kapish has announced the latest releases of Easy Link, Folder Wizard, and Web Grid, designed to save users time and effort in sharing and organising Content Manager records.