Discovery Insights is a selection of educational articles, activities, and announcements published monthly by HaystackID to inform, update, and inspire legal, compliance, and cybersecurity professionals operating in the eDiscovery ecosystem. To follow the latest industry and company updates, visit our blog at HaystackID.com/Insights.
Recent News
[Press Release] HaystackID® Acquires Business Intelligence Associates, Marking Its Fifth Investment in Four Years
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK – September 7, 2022 –HaystackID, a specialized eDiscovery services firm supporting law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced it has acquired Business Intelligence Associates (BIA), an end-to-end eDiscovery service provider, as part of a deal facilitated by majority investor and leading middle-market private equity firm, Quad-C Management, Inc.
“BIA is a leader in eDiscovery, and this combination further expands our capabilities in the support and delivery of complex enterprise discovery solutions, especially in New York,” said HaystackID CEO Hal Brooks. “This deal follows a period of organizational alignment and internal investment around innovation, technology, and advisory services and builds on several years of investment and growth. All of these internal and external investments position us well for additional future international growth across all of our business lines.”
[Insurance Business America Article] HaystackID Launches Global Advisory Group to Consolidate Consulting Arm
Insurance Business America sat down with HaystackID's Chief Innovation Officer, Michael Sarlo, to discuss cyber security, incident response, and how HaystackID has launched its new global advisory practice to help organizations tackle this dynamic cyber risk landscape.
Hear from our HaystackID experts as they shared their thoughts on topics ranging from technology, innovation, and partnership to HaystackID's new Global Advisory practice, the state of cyber threats, and data science.
[Nexia TRI Podcast] Managing Cryptocurrencies Within an Insolvency, with HaystackID's John Wilson
In this informative Nexia TRI (Turnaround Restructuring Insolvency) Business Group podcast, Rebecca Harding talks to HaystackID's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and President of Forensics, John Wilson, to get an understanding of cryptocurrencies and how they can affect the way an insolvency is managed.
As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for today’s cyber, data, and legal discovery professionals, it is increasingly important for those responsible for the planning, implementation, and management of privacy programs to have a firm understanding of the current and future landscape of privacy legislation and regulation.
This hour-long webcast will include a discussion among lawyers and privacy practitioners about the changing privacy landscape in the U.S. The distinguished panel will discuss:
+ Where we’ve been and how we arrived at the current state of privacy law in the U.S.
+ A state-by-state survey and comparison of privacy laws
+ Practical steps to prepare for state law changes coming in 2023
+ The arguments for and against federal privacy regulation
[Webcast Transcript] Data Mining in Incident Response: Managing Risk and Spend through an Effective Evidence-Based Approach
On August 31, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of data mining in data breach incident response. As data mining has increasingly become one of the largest expenses during a cyber incident, it often leaves claims professionals with blown budgets and insured clients in high-risk scenarios when assumptions about their data (and what may lurk within) dictate the operationalized response toward providing notice to affected parties after a breach.
This session was developed and shared by a team of cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery experts and highlights the risks of over and under notice of impacted individuals in a cyber incident. The experts also described and discussed key checkpoints ahead of and throughout the data mining process with the goal of giving claims professionals a new understanding of the types of levers they should be pulling internally at their organizations, and with their partners, to optimize, manage, and establish repeatable data mining incident response processes. (Complete Transcript)
Join HaystackID as we partner with The Master’s Conference by sponsoring and presenting during the event on September 21 at the New York office of Morgan Lewis. The Master’s is the leading legal technology conference that brings together industry experts to share knowledge and explore topics and solutions tailored specifically to their everyday challenges.
Expert Presentations
Cyber/Data Breach Tabletop Exercise – What happens when your company is breached?
+ September 21, 2022
+ 9:50-10:50am EDT
Presenter
+ Kevin Clark, HaystackID
Using Project Management to Solve Process Problems – ACEDS
+ September 21, 2022
+ 1:45-2:45pm EDT
Panelists
+ Mike Quartararo, ACEDS
+ Kevin Clark, HaystackID
+ Gisselle Singleton, Morrison Cohen LLP
You’ve Got to Move It: Data Protection and Privacy with Cross-Border Transfers
Join HaystackID’s Chief Information Security Officer, John Wilson, and Director of Forensics, Rene Novoa at OpenText World 2022. OpenText World 2022 will be held on October 4-6 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. At OpenText World 2022 discover more efficient, collaborative, and innovative solutions to solve today’s business challenges.
Expert Presentations
Considering Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and NFT Investigations
+ October 6, 2022
+ 10:45am-11:30am PST
Presenter
+ John Wilson, HaystackID
What To Do When Push-Button Mobile Forensics Won’t Do
Join HaystackID as we partner with The Master’s Conference by sponsoring and presenting during the event on October 11 at the Dallas office of Holland & Knight. The Master’s is the leading legal technology conference that brings together industry experts to share knowledge and explore topics and solutions tailored specifically to their everyday challenges.
Founded in 2006, Master’s is a boutique legal technology educational forum where a select group of speakers, vendors, and attendees convene to engage in a proactive collaboration on current challenges within the legal space including eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and information governance. The team brings the best educational conference to many cities throughout the year. The Master’s will follow all COVID Guidelines and those guidelines of our host locations.
NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit - Santa Monica 2022
+October 10-12, 2022
+Santa Monica, CA
HaystackID is pleased to partner with NetDiligence by sponsoring and speaking at the Cyber Risk Summit in Santa Monica on October 10-12, 2022. NetDiligence’s Cyber Risk Summit will return to the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and feature high-level speakers discussing the latest cyber insurance trends and approved networking opportunities.
Expert Presentations
Reducing Cyber Risk and Improving Information Governance via Sensitive Data Intelligence
+ October 10, 2022
+ 3:00pm-3:45pm PST
Panelists
+ Patrick Olohan (Moderator), Elevate Security
+ Matthew Miller, Esq., Senior Vice President, Global Information Governance Advisory Services Leader at HaystackID
+ Aaron Aaneson, Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance Professional at Bitsight
+ Doug Howard, CEO at Pondurance
Data Mining in Incident Response: Managing Risk and Spend through An Effective Evidence-Based Approach
+ October 10, 2022
+ 3:45pm-4:30pm PST
Panelists
+ Stu Panensky (Moderator), Partner at FisherBroyles LLP
+ Michael Sarlo, Chief Innovation Officer & President of Global Investigations and Cyber Incident Response Services at HaystackID
+ Susana Medeiros, Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
+ Gwenn E. Cujdik, Esq, Manager – North America Cyber Incident Response Team at AXA XL
HaystackID is excited to participate and sponsor the 2022 EDI Leadership Summit as a Diamond Ambassador. The 12th Annual EDI Leadership Summit will be held in Eden Roc in Miami Beach, Florida from October 12th to October 14th, 2022. Particularly for in-house counsel, the Summit offers a relaxed, open environment in which attendees will benchmark with peers, all while perfecting an understanding of eDiscovery, technology, and the practice of law. Over two days and multiple tracks of education, the Summit is a synergetic meeting, designed for and by, leading minds in legal technology.
Expert Presentation
Swimming in Lake Okeechobee: Data Breach Investigations
+ October 13, 2022
+ 10:00am-11:00am EST
Panelists
+ Michael Sarlo, Chief Innovation Officer and President of Global Investigations & Cyber Incident Response at HaystackID
+ David Kessler, Global Head of eDiscovery and Information Governance; Head of Privacy, US at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
+ Stacey Blaustein, Litigation Counsel at IBM Corporation
+ Daniel Lim, Privacy Officer at Abbott
+ Salomon Louis, eDiscovery Program Owner at MassMutual Financial Group
Data Privacy: Around the World and In Your Backyard
Recently, on September 14, HaystackID’s Global Advisory Practice Chair for Privacy and Compliance, Christopher Wall, and Bridget Smith, CIPP (US), Sr. Commercial Counsel with ABB, presented “Data Privacy: Around the World and In Your Backyard" at the RTAC-ACC CLE Lunch-and-Learn in Raleigh, N.C.
About HaystackID®
HaystackID is a specialized eDiscovery services firm that helps corporations and law firms securely find, understand, and learn from data when facing complex, data-intensive investigations and litigation. HaystackID mobilizes industry-leading cyber discovery services, enterprise solutions, and legal discovery offerings to serve more than 500 of the world's leading corporations and law firms in North America and Europe. Serving nearly half of the Fortune 100, HaystackID is an alternative cyber and legal services provider that combines expertise and technical excellence with a culture of white-glove customer service. In addition to consistently being ranked by Chambers USA, the company was recently named a worldwide leader in eDiscovery Services by IDC MarketScape, a representative vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for E-Discovery Solutions, and a Legal Technology Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Further, HaystackID has achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation in the five trust service areas of security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. For more information about its suite of services, including programs and solutions for unique legal enterprise needs, go to HaystackID.com.