Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2020. Read them in this 12th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.
By consultants from FTI Technology
Information Governance, E-Discovery and Privacy Experts Predict Changes for the 2020 Data Landscape
More than ever before, businesses are being forced to
think critically about their data. Privacy laws, new compliance standards, data
breaches and increasing consumer awareness are driving change across technology
adoption, information governance, risk management and electronic
discovery.
FTI Technology's consultants practice in these important areas
and focus on developing solutions that manage corporate and legal risk as they
relates to the changing data landscape. From across various teams, experts at
the firm have shared their top predictions for the data trends that will shape
2020. These include:
- "Over the
last two years, data privacy have shaped a new risk and compliance standard.
The knock-on effect that we'll see in the new year will be companies thinking
more critically about their data from an opportunity standpoint in addition to
risk. When data is better understood, better catalogued, better managed, etc.,
it can ultimately be better leveraged as a valuable business asset. Organizations
that approach data privacy compliance with this mindset will be strongly
positioned. Those that don't will be left behind." - Eric Pender, Director
- "In the
wake of privacy laws and data misuse scandals, social media companies have
tightened their grip on programmatic access to the consumer data they collect
and store. The disruption this has wrought on the advertising industry has been
widely reported-but these policies affect e-discovery as well. In 2020, I think
we'll see an increasing number of e-discovery matters in which efficient data
collection will be hindered by new access restrictions among social media
companies." - Tim Anderson, Managing Director
- "With the
California Consumer Privacy Act coming into force, organizations are going to
feel the pinch for resources needed to comply. This will include large
companies spending in the range of $1-2 million on establishing and maintaining
compliance." - T. Sean Kelly, Senior Director
- "Privacy and
security will play into every new technology that comes out in the next year.
While that is a good thing for consumers and individuals, computer forensic
investigators are going to run up against some obstacles in how these changes
impact their ability to collect data for investigations. Trusted technologies for
preserving digital evidence will need to be revamped and rethought. Companies
need to keep this in mind as it will impact what data they can copy from mobile
devices, social media sites and a wide array of other sources." - Dan Roffman,
Senior Managing Director
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"This year is going to see a big upturn in
the push to repaper trillions of dollars' worth of LIBOR contracts. As the
market starts to adopt alternative rates in advance of LIBOR being phased-out
in 2021, financial institutions will need to pivot how they manage their
contracts to effect this transition with minimal disruption and cost to their
business. This will drive a major thrust in global interest and adoption for
new contract management technologies and services in 2020." - Richard Palmer, Senior Managing Director
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"It's possible that
we'll see the first formalized cryptocurrency regulation come to fruition in
the new year. At the very least, financial agencies (including FinCEN, SEC and
the IRS) will increase discussions on cryptocurrency policy and guidance." -
Steve McNew, Senior Managing Director
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