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The legal industry is undergoing a revolutionary transformation with the advent of AI-powered document automation, streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency.

In the ever-evolving landscape of legal technology, the discoverability of ChatGPT prompts in litigation is a pressing concern for attorneys and clients alike. Understanding the nuances of relevance, privilege, and emerging case law is paramount.

Healthcare is facing some major changes thanks to the latest proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. These changes are a big deal: they’re the biggest updates we’ve seen in years and they’re all about keeping patient data safer in today’s digital world.

Nearly every aspect of our lives – personal, professional, and financial – leaves behind a digital footprint. From smartphones and laptops to cloud systems and even Internet of Things (IoT) devices, data is constantly being created, stored, and transmitted.

In 2025, law firms will continue to be prime targets for cybercriminals looking to exploit sensitive client data, disrupt operations, and ransom valuable information. With technology advancing at a rapid pace, so are the tactics used by cyber attackers, making it essential for legal professionals to stay ahead of emerging risks. From sophisticated ransomware attacks to insider threats, law firms must proactively address these challenges to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with ever-evolving regulations.

In the fast-paced world of eDiscovery, vast amounts of data must be reviewed and processed quickly, yet accurately. Traditional methods of privilege review, where legal professionals manually sift through documents to identify privileged information, are labor-intensive, prone to human error, and inefficient. That’s why artificial intelligence (AI) has been a game changer, automating privilege review and dramatically improving both speed and precision in the eDiscovery process.

Migrating data to a new or updated eDiscovery platform enables your organization to take advantage of enhanced features, increased security, better data management, and/or cost savings – or to consolidate data from multiple sources. Data migration ultimately streamlines the legal discovery process, boosts efficiency, and provides access to advanced analytics and capabilities offered by the new platform.

Although emails, texts, and cloud-based data are commonplace, paper documents continue to play an essential and significant role in the legal discovery process. Many legal matters still involve a combination of old and new records, and the authenticity, integrity, and legal weight of physical documents cannot always be fully replaced by digital equivalents. That’s why Avalon still provides paper discovery – scanning and digitizing paper records – in addition to electronic discovery, to our clients.

The team at Avalon just wanted to remind you that the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation deadline is fast approaching. As part of NY DFS Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR 500, companies regulated by NYDFS are required to complete and file their annual cybersecurity compliance certification with the department.

Internet of things (IoT) forensics refers to the application of forensic techniques to retrieve, preserve, and analyze data from IoT devices in legal proceedings. IoT devices include everything from smartphones and tablets to connected cars, medical devices, and even home appliances like refrigerators or thermostats. These devices often store critical information, such as user activity logs, GPS locations, health data, and more, which can be invaluable in solving cases.

A new state privacy law, recently passed by New York's legislature, is awaiting Governor Kathy Hocul’s signature and is expected to significantly complicate and restrict the processing and sharing of various health information by a wide range of organizations.