Almost all software licenses include a provision for the audit of a customer by the vendor to check whether usage complies with the rights acquired. Globally, there are thousands of such audits every year, conducted by vendors and by third parties on their behalf and billions of dollars change hands as a result. Customers dislike […]
Draft for Discussion: Software License Audits: Code of Conduct
Each year, there are thousands of software audits executed worldwide by vendors and their designated third-party auditors, but no consistent approach to the conduct of these audits. There is significant variation between vendors on all aspects of the software audit process, making it difficult for a customer to develop a consistent approach to managing what […]
Digital & Insights
The Digital & Insights practice sits at the centre of FTI Consulting’s integrated strategic communications offering. Our team supports corporate reputation, stakeholder relations and profile-raising programs through the innovative use of data, design, content and technology. The FTI Consulting Difference Our Digital & Insights team combines practical experience, digital expertise and creative thinking to offer […]
Singapore introduces mandatory data breach notification laws
On 1 February 2021, Singapore’s mandatory data breach notification laws took effect. If your organisation is based in Singapore or collects, uses, or discloses personal data in Singapore, and you experience a data breach, you may be required to notify the regulator and affected individuals. If you don’t comply, you may face fines of up […]
Privacy in a Pandemic – the Conundrum of COVID-19 Check-in Solutions
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all grappling with the avalanche of concepts like ‘social distancing’ and ‘personal protective equipment’, the idea of contact tracing had many scratching their heads. In the age of automation, a manual process involving a team of people making calls and conducting interviews to find […]
Information Governance, Privacy & Security Services
Corporate data, whether stored on servers, in the cloud or on employee devices, presents new challenges and opportunities for your organisation. As data volumes increase, these challenges include safely and defensibly: — Mining corporate data to find and act upon key information quickly — Storing sensitive data, including client information and proprietary intellectual property — […]
Capturing the Value in Mobile Data
Insights for litigation and investigations reviews With the majority of Australians (89%) owning a mobile phone1 and many working from home, the use of mobile devices is part of everyday life. For litigation and investigations, this valuable evidence is not collected as regularly as it could be. We explore some of the technical challenges, identify […]
Why Being a Woman is Your Advantage with Nina, a Senior Director in Tech | Ep 12 – Girls in Work
Nina Mohadjer, a Senior Director in our Technology team in Germany recently featured on a recent Girls in Work podcast. Having lived and worked in many different countries and cultures, she talks about why you should never lose your femininity, and why being a woman in the world of business is your strength, not a […]
Webinar: Data Retention & Minimisation – Lessons Learned in 2020
Data retention and minimisation played a key role in numerous cases and enforcement actions throughout 2020. Worryingly, the range of infractions varied widely, teaching us that it is certainly an area that is very challenging for organisations to address. In this webinar, Nina Bryant joins a panel of experts from Exterro and Verisure to provide […]
The Modern Age
As businesses batten down to weather the implications of, and boost recovery from, the recent COVID-19 crisis, many are looking at strategic M&A to streamline, increase liquidity, divest the less functional edges of their corporate portfolio and merge with entities that strengthen their resilience. At the same time, across the globe, there is a trend […]
Q&A: Technology And The Future Of Dispute Resolution
In this Q&A article Jon Chan, Alex Semertzides and Tom Jackson at FTI Consulting LLP, and Damian Taylor and Robert Worthington at Slaughter and May, discuss technology and the future of dispute resolution.
Desktops and the Licensing of Potential Use
Why are desktops and servers treated so differently when counting potential use?
How Media and Software Companies Can Protect Their IP
The vector of threats that global businesses face today is vast and ever changing. With the evolution of cybercrime from the widespread rise of hacking more than three decades ago to the highly sophisticated and complex issue it is today, most corporations have become consumed by the effort of keeping ahead of threat actors, preventing […]
Dangerous Ends – Delays in IT Projects and Delay Analysis
Resolving IT disputes with delay analysis
Countdown to the EU Elections 2019 – Technology
What’s left on the Brussels Legislative Agenda?
Artificial Intelligence Influencer Analysis
AI influencer conversation across the world
Reputation Analytics Solution
Communication Analytics
Integrating Social Media Into Your PR Plan
Why PRs cannot ignore social media
The Race for AI Leadership
The race for leadership in Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity regulations and mitigation approaches in US, Europe & Asia
How governments and businesses are preparing for the next data breach