Document & Records Management

In a recent post, I explored the butterfly effect of cybersecurity - the idea that one small misstep (like an over-permissioned user or misclassified document) can cascade into a major breach. Today, I want to go a step further: because it’s not just about access - it’s about architecture.

Global mining company Rio Tinto has deployed iManage as part of a broader strategy to modernize and streamline its legal operations. More than 200 users across Australia, Singapore, the UK, and North America are now utilising the platform.

As generative artificial intelligence tools become ubiquitous in corporate environments, legal experts are urging organisations to overhaul their document preservation and discovery practices to account for AI-generated content that could prove crucial in litigation.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Māori Development has successfully completed a major digitisation project that transformed nearly two decades of paper records into searchable digital files, with OPEX Falcon scanners playing a crucial role in the massive undertaking.

Elon Musk's confrontational approach to regulation has found a formidable opponent in Australia, where his companies X and Starlink are embroiled in multiple battles with government authorities.

Following a two-year investigation, Regional Australia Bank (RAB) has been found liable for a significant privacy breach that saw the personal financial data of up to 197 customers mixed up and potentially disclosed to the wrong people, according to a determination released by Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind.

A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered one of the largest credential exposures of 2025, with an unprotected database containing over 184 million login credentials suspected to have been harvested through malicious InfoStealer malware.

Document management software platform DocuXplorer has announced the release of a suite of AI features, including a private AI chat tool. AI OCR, AI Capture, and AI Insights perform tasks including full-text extraction, intelligent document processing, automated filing, and AI analysis.

Houston-based Morae Global Corporation has acquired Gimmal, a leading information governance software platform.

New research from information management giant Iron Mountain reveals Australian companies are both benefiting from good data practices and paying a steep price for poor ones. IDM asked Greg Lever, Iron Mountain’s Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific what the survey revealed about the local market.

Pages