A lawsuit against the transit authority triggers a litigation hold on related email and ticket logs that were otherwise due for deletion. What should happen to the retention schedule?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A litigation hold is a legal pause button on the shredder. When the lawsuit lands, stop auto-deleting those emails and logs until counsel lifts the hold—speeding deletion is the opposite of helpful.
Full Explanation
A litigation hold (legal hold) is a retention exception that freezes ordinary deletion or alteration of potentially relevant records. Cloud retention jobs must exclude or suspend in-scope data until the hold is released. Accelerating destruction or assuming holds apply only to paper creates legal and compliance exposure.