Ripped from the headlines:
Lawsuit demands EPA say if employees using encrypted messages to evade open-records laws
Spicer cracks down on White House leaks
It's dominating the news; people using text and messaging apps to talk business. It's more critical than ever to get a mobile use policy in place and make it clear to employees what they can and cannot use to discuss official business for the sake of organizational compliance and transparency.
Just recently:
Reports surfaced that Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary, asked to review his staff's government-issued and personal cell phones in one meeting in an effort to corral leaks.
A Washington Times article detailed how agencies struggle to govern emerging forms of electronic communication. Lauren Harper, the communications director at the National Security Archive, said she is unsure how many agencies actually adhere to the record keeping guidelines for electronic messages.
“If you consider that three agencies said they wouldn’t even meet NARA guidelines on preserving email by the end of last year, then my hunch is many are struggling with preserving these other kinds of electronic records,” Ms. Harper said.
Smarsh can help. We've hammered out an important action plan for setting up proper text message archiving, filled with information on the types of device deployment your organization can employ.
- 5 Steps to Eradicate Text Messaging Risk
- Government Org? Download this handy guide to Text Message Policy and Retention 2017
Scalable for organizations of all sizes, the Smarsh platform provides customers with compliance built on confidence. It enables them to strategically future-proof as new communication channels are adopted, and to realize more insight and value from the data in their archive. Customers strengthen their compliance and e-discovery initiatives and benefit from the productive use of email, social media, mobile/text messaging, instant messaging and collaboration, web, and voice channels.
Smarsh serves a global client base that spans the top banks in North America and Europe, along with leading brokerage firms, insurers, and registered investment advisors. Smarsh also enables state and local government agencies to meet their public records and e-discovery requirements. For more information, visit www.smarsh.com.
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