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NAGARA Fall Online Forum 2020 Pre-Approved for Credits by ACA, ARMA, and the ICRM on 10/30

NAGARA's 2020 Fall Online Forum: ARCHIVES! has been pre-approved for 5.0 CEUs by ARMA International, 5.0 ARCs from ACA, and 5.0 CMPs from ICRM. There's no better way to...
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Public still battling Office of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney for records via FOX45

Interesting article posted by FOX45 on journalists being asked for thousands of dollars for public records.
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Orthopedic Clinic Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Systemic Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules via the OCR Listserv

Breach
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA ("Athens Orthopedic") has agreed to pay $1,500,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department...

Preserving—and Managing—Client Documents and Information During the Pandemic via Law.com

Business
In their Professional Responsibility column, Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer discuss two recent ethics opinions from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics addressed the duties of lawyers with respect to the Retention And Disposition Of Lawyer’s Closed Files (Opinion 1192, issued in June) and the Disposition Of Wills (Opinion 1182, issued in January), which we previously addressed in March.

Explaining “as-a-service” using Pizza via 4PSA

Business
Check out this clever post and diagram explaining "as-a-service" with Pizza.

New Windows exploit lets you instantly become admin. Have you patched? via ARS Technica

Breach
Zerologon lets anyone with a network toehold obtain domain-controller password.

Cyber Alert: Technical Approaches to Uncovering Remediating Malicious Activity

Cyber Security
September 8, 2020 Cyber Alert: Technical Approaches to Uncovering and Remediating Malicious Activity OCR is sharing...

Missed the ARMA conference early bird deadline? Save money with the exclusive IG GURU promo code

ARMA
When you sign up for ARMA InfoCon enter code IGGURU2020 and save $200 on your registration!

The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) Announces 2020 Election Results

ICRM
Members & Candidates: We are pleased to announce that this year's Board of Regent election winners are as follows:President-Elect...

New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments via the Hacker News

Breach
Check out this story here.

Remembering 9/11 Attacks – A Moment of Silence

IG News
On 9/11/2001 the attacks on the World Trade Centers began. Let us never forget.

New Health Apps Section on HHS.gov/HIPAA via OCR Listserv

Cloud
On September 2nd, 2020, the OCR launched a new feature on HHS.gov, titled Health Apps.  This new webpage takes the place of OCR’s...

Tesla and FBI prevented $1 million ransomware hack at Gigafactory Nevada via Electrek

Breach
Based on the complaint, it sounds like he went above and beyond, not just to help prevent the attack on Tesla, but also to help the FBI find out more about the group.

DEADLINE EXTENDED – 2020 La ARMA Nostra Certification Reimbursement Program

AIEF
Palmyra, NJ (2 September 2020) - The Foundation (ARMA International Educational Foundation, AIEF) is extending...

The Role of Medical Illustration in Visualizing and Understanding Microbes via Artwork Adobe

Archives
The use of art to illustrate and visualize microbes and other medical images may be a new record or archival classification you...

The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) Announces Online-Only Testing is Here!

Business
Albany, NY, ICRM Business Office, September 1, 2020 - The Institute is launching Online Testing September 1. Candidates can now take exams through...

The Buyer’s Guide: 2020 Edition by i-SIGMA

Business
Check out the 2020 i-SIGMA (PRISM/NAID) Buyer's Guide here.

Most Popular Web Browsers between 1995 and 2019 via Data is Beautiful

Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc9Oy_zdEwc Interesting how mobile devices really impacted the browser market.

Three New E-discovery Case Law Developments So Far in 2020 via Law.com

eDiscovery
Registration to law.com is required and they discuss how native productions of Excel, a recent ESI sanction order, and how the impropriety...

Two Scary (Anecdotal) Data Points: MRFs with White Paper/The Run on Ink Cartridges via i-SIGMA

Business
Why people working from home could create organizational risk from simply printing and recycling paper. Read more here.

DOCUMENT RECOVERY FOR BOOKS, PAPERS, AND FILES AFTER FLOODS, FIRES, AND WATER DAMAGE via Polygon

Business
Helpful tips from Polygon on how to recover books, papers, and files after natural disasters.

Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act in Louisiana and Texas as the Result of Hurricane Laura via...

Disaster Recovery
August 27, 2020 Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act in Louisiana and...

Cloud Security Alliance, ISACA Announce Strategic Partnership to Reinvent Cloud Auditing and Assurance via ISACA Press Release

Audit
Organizations to collaborate on joint venture to bring the Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK) to the market via ISACA

Infographic: What Major Tech Companies are Collecting from Users via The Digital Information World

Amazon
Check out the link to their article here.

When Terminated Employees Steal: Cases of Purloined Company Documents via JD Supra

Business
Check out the article here.

How To Use the Information Governance Platform by Alt + F0

Compliance
https://youtu.be/nhudF9TpB10

Updated 2020 eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM) Incorporates Information Governance via EDRM.net

ARMA
Information Governance has been added to the new EDRM Model per EDRM.net. Check out the post below or download it here.

Microsoft Reveals New Innocent Ways Windows Users Can Get Hacked via The Hacker News

Cyber Security
The article discusses what new vulnerabilities exist and how to close the gaps.

Top Malware and Other Threats Tracked by Center for Information Security site

Business
Check out their threat site here.

2020 LaARMA Nostra Certification Reimbursement Grant Program – Deadline September 6, 2020

ARMA
2020 LaARMA Nostra Certification Program The ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF/Foundation) is pleased to announce it will administer La...

Looking for a Virtual CRA or CRM study group? Check out the latest WiredIn Podcast

ARMA
Maria Martinez-Carey interviews Richard Gureski from ARMA Milwaukee on how his ARMA chapter is adapting to virtual meetings, and how they set...

The Little Book of BIG Scams via the Metropolitan Police

Business
A fantastic resource to help organizations train, educate, and help their stakeholders how to avoid scams.

i-SIGMA Call For Presentations Now Open

i-SIGMA
i-SIGMA is looking for topic ideas and presentations for upcoming webinars and next year's Annual Conference. If you have an idea for...

Zoom Bug Allowed Snoopers Crack Private Meeting Passwords in Minutes via The Hacker News

Business
Do not forget to update Zoom her this article.

FBI’s newest piece of real estate is run with robots via the Federal News Network

Archives
Check out the post with interview here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPIfNchnkM&feature=youtu.be

How to Approach an Office Records Management Overhaul from The Texas Record

Compliance
Check out the article here.

ICRM is Moving to Online Testing this Fall

Education
ICRM is proud to announce that we are moving to online-only testing this fall. The ICRM received overwhelming support to move towards...

Policy into Practice — Strategies for Operationalizing Your Records Retention Schedule from Zasio

Compliance
Zasio posts a great article on how to create a records retention schedule here.

ARMA eliminates CEO position, will reevaluate business model per message to members

ARMA
In an email today from ARMA President Jason Sterns, ARMA International will reevaluate their business model and as a result of that...

COVID-19 opens ‘Pandora’s box’ of Florida businesses’ privacy concerns via CSR and Florida Trends

Business
Dr. Ross Federgreen, CEO of CSR, discusses privacy concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic here.

Data Management Systems: Catalyst to a Better Customer Experience via Data Entry Outsourced Blog

Business
Check out the post here.

Privacy Expert Posts Infographic about Shcrems II and Privacy Shield

Business
A High-Level Visual of the Schrems II JudgmentMost likely, privacy pros will need to have conversations with non-privacy business colleagues in...

Free Webinar: Frictionless Policy Schedules in Microsoft 365 on August 6, 2020 @ 1pm EST

IG News
Check out this free webinar here.

NIST study finds that masks defeat most facial recognition algorithms via VentureBeat

AI
Check out the article here.

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Winning Tactics for Becoming a Certified Records Manager (CRM)

ICRM
So you want to become a Certified Records Manager (CRM)? For those of us in Records and Information Management (RIM), becoming a Certified...
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San Jose State Grad Earns the IGP and compliments his MLIS and MARA Degrees

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“Being in the information age, the records field is genuinely exciting right now. There are really no limits to what your career path can be. I’ll never run out of things to do, to investigate or implement.”
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ICRM Releases Spring 2019 Newsletter

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AHIMA’s Commitment to Healthcare—Information Governance

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AHIMA defines information governance (IG) as “an organization wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle and for supporting the organization’s strategy, operations, regulatory,...
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NAGARA Fall Online Forum 2020 Pre-Approved for Credits by ACA, ARMA, and the ICRM on 10/30

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NAGARA's 2020 Fall Online Forum: ARCHIVES! has been pre-approved for 5.0 CEUs by ARMA International, 5.0 ARCs from ACA, and 5.0 CMPs from ICRM. There's no better way to...
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Microsoft Talks Schrems II and Assuring Customers About Cross-Border Data Flows via Microsoft Blog

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Microsoft official statement on Schrems II and its cloud services.
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