Information Technology Reference
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Figure 6.6 Destroying.relevant.information.or.spoliation.can.get.you.
in.trouble.
Sanctions.for.spoliation.are.common.in.litigation.involving.
electronic.evidence..This.is.because.these.types.of.cases.often.
involve. large. amounts. of. complex. information. and. because.
many.organizations.and.individuals.have.not.made.the.effort.
to.understand.all.of.the.issues.and.ramiications.of.our.new.
world.of.electronic.data.
By.virtue.of.your.having.taken.the.time.to.read.this.topic.
and.take.other.steps.to.both.understand.and.begin.to.manage.
your. electronic. information,. you. gain. a. great. advantage.. If.
you.carefully.create.the.foundation.of.good.records.retention.
policy,. understand. and. manage. your. electronic. data. inven-
tory,. and. create. and. maintain. a. well-considered. and. mon-
itored. litigation. hold. process,. you. will. have. a. much. better.
handle. on. where. your. data. live,. who. owns. that. data,. and.
how. to. retrieve. and. preserve. that. data. and. the. integrity. of.
the. data.. The. chances. that. you. might. inadvertently. lose. or.
compromise.electronic.evidence.that.is.relevant.to.a.case.or.
an.audit.will.decrease.immensely.
Being.aware.of.and.preparing.to.avoid.spoliation.will.save.
you.and.your.organization.money,.time,.and.resources..The.
