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Top Information Security Threats in the Office
June 12, 2019
Businesses of all sizes deal with sensitive data, whether it’s employee information, customer information, or general company information. You’ll want to do everything you can to protect this information and keep it from getting out or getting stolen. It can be absolutely disastrous if certain sensitive data falls into the wrong hands, after all.
4 Reasons Your Business Needs an Electronics Recycling Service
June 5, 2019
There’s a pretty good chance that even if you run a smaller business, you’ve got at least one computer system set up along with an assortment of other electronic devices, such as a printer or an external hard drive. This is at the bare minimum, of course. Eventually, those electronic devices become outdated and you’re […]
9 Questions To Ask Your Electronic Device Destruction Service
May 22, 2019
If you’re upgrading any electronic devices or simply getting rid of old technology, it’s extremely important that you dispose of them properly, especially if they hold potentially sensitive information (such as external hard drives or computer systems). Even if you take great care to wipe your devices clean, data can be restored by knowledgeable individuals […]
How To Choose An Electronic Recycling Service
April 16, 2019
When you have electronics that need to be disposed of, you’ll no doubt want to find an environmentally friendly way to do so. However, you’ll also want to make sure that any data contained on your electronics, whether they’re old computers, printers, or hard drives, is completely destroyed in order to prevent the theft of […]
India’s Informal Market
September 27, 2017
India’s informal electronic market is influenced by hundreds of thousands of people who collect unregistered recycled goods. Over 90 percent of India’s e-scrap enters the informal sector for processing, according to a national assessment and follow-up studies by nonprofit groups and academic institutions. In fact, the Seelampur slum, many call home, has become one of India’s most […]
Training Staff in HIPAA Regulations
September 7, 2017
Most breaches of protected health information (PHI) are related to human error, underscoring the need for medical practices to develop and maintain rigorous training programs for employees so they comply with HIPAA regulations. However, when it comes to training, these organizations are not doing enough to educate and train their personnel. A $20 training video […]
Correctly Destroy Your Digital Property
September 5, 2017
When it comes to information that is stored on a disk or hard drive, information will not be safe just by breaking it in half or taking a hammer to it. The National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) recently completed a study that concluded that, in Mexico, only 10% of obsolete electronics discarded […]
Corporate Recycling Programs
July 21, 2017
For some companies, the packaging is the largest part of their environmental footprint. “There’s a difference between things being recyclable and actually being recycled,” says Gerry Fishbeck, Vice President of United Resource Recovery Corporation (URRC), one of the largest recyclers in the country.” The U.S. recycling system has many challenges but corporate recycling programs are […]
Why NAID-Certified Physical Hard Drive Destruction Makes a Difference
May 17, 2017
The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) recently announced that it had commissioned a study of 250 electronic devices resold in the secondhand market and 40% contained personally identifiable information.
3 Reasons You Need to Destroy Your Old Hard Drives
November 4, 2015
The protection of your sensitive electronic information is often overlooked in a company’s data destruction plan. Many companies are beginning to rely on software to delete their data, but software comes with limitations and more often than not leaves hard drives vulnerable to attack by determined hackers. So, what’s the solution? In our experience, the […]
