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Feb. 11, 2026

Managing Off‑Channel Communications in Internal Investigations

  • David Hill
    Cybersecurity Law Report
In virtually any organization, employees sometimes send work-related messages through channels other than those that are officially condoned. Such off-channel communications can make collecting evidence in an internal investigation difficult. At a panel during SCCE’s 24th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, experts shared advice on constraining and tracking off-channel communications. This article distills their insights. See “SEC Penalizes Adviser for Failing to Preserve Off-Channel Communications” (Sep. 18, 2024).

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