eDiscovery and managed services giant Epiq has taken its systems offline globally after being hit by a ransomware attack, but says so far there is no evidence of unauthorised transfer or misuse of data.

eDiscovery and managed services giant Epiq has taken its systems offline globally after being hit by a ransomware attack, but says so far there is no evidence of unauthorised transfer or misuse of data.
Increasing regulation of industry, together with businesses’ growing reliance upon digital devices which enable and record oral communication has combined to create data search and review requirements which cannot easily be satisfied by means of traditional technologies and techniques. Audio evidence, like documentary evidence, can be pivotal to a legal case and a failure to deal with this evidence effectively and efficiently can leave businesses open to judicial criticism, damaging publicity and searing fines from regulators.