Digital Data: How Can It Be Changed?

One of the greatest challenges in proving the authenticity of documents is when people challenge their sheer existence- for example, how can you prove that a document hasn’t been changed since it’s creation? Documents can be changed following their creation even when we don’t intend to change them- take a look at this list and consider how often this could happen to your company’s documents. While it is obviously a benefit of modern technology that we can change and manipulate data, the ease of change also comes with some...

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Well Known Social Media Hacks: Securing Your Social Media Content

Think you don’t need to protect your social media content? We think otherwise. There’s always a new story on the web about a major corporation losing access to their Facebook page or a celebrity having their Twitter feed commandeered by some hacker. Let’s look at Twitter for some examples. It’s one of the most popular social networks around and it’s a cool way to follow celebrities and see what they’re up to. Companies use it too in order to communicate with customers and potential clients and increase their brand presence and...

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Digiproving Content – Even For Environmental Activists!

Another organization signed up for the Autoprotect plugin for WordPress this week and their nature just proves how Autoprotect can be of use to a diverse range of organizations. The Global Earth Movement is a new website aimed at creating a community of environmentally aware individuals who can cooperate and share knowledge in order to achieve positive results for the environment.   What is the Global Earth Movement? The website features the main sections of: Community, Bloggers, Videos, GEM & Projects, and Theories & Ideas. The...

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Authenticity in Procurement: Autoprotect For Legitimacy

Looking for a way to improve the efficiency and transparency of the Procurement department, or perhaps to enforce and prove the legitimacy of its processes? Look no further. The procurement department is charged with the purchasing of goods and services for most organizations, and they are tasked with doing so in a fair and transparent manner. They must prioritise getting the best value for the organization. Procurement as a process: the need for authentication Every organization will have a different policy and procedure for carrying out...

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Tips On Preventing Copyright Theft From WordPress

We love WordPress, the blogging platform that has developed into a popular and flexible CMS system. Because of their roots in content management and content creation, they’re very aware of how their users wish to protect their original content. Hence they have posted up a very useful blog about how to prevent content theft on your own website. We’re going to break down the highlights of the post here.   First, WordPress makes an effort to point out that there’s no way to fully guarantee the complete protection of your work- this is...

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Understanding Intellectual Property

Boggled by patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks? What are they all about and what’s the difference? And what have they got to do with intellectual property? We’re here to explain. The terms copyright, trade secret, patent, and trademark are all in reference to “intellectual property”. They refer to products that come from a creative mind. Intellectual property is something that comes from the imagination and is made real. It is an asset, like your home, car, or business. Those three things are at risk of theft, and so is...

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