What do you do when you want to get rid of old data? More likely than not, your answer will not be enough to actually destroy it. The classic movie Office Space has taught us the benefits of simply taking a baseball bat to a computer, but even doing that to a hard drive may […]

The news nearly constantly reports on data security incidents involving the personal data of thousands of people. These incidents can seriously erode public confidence in the data entrusted to businesses and government entities. Phiston Technologies is a leader in the fight to eliminate data hacking from discarded electronic media. Many data destruction techniques do not

Nothing stays buried, so they say, and the same is true of your sensitive information. Even a high-level reformat and overwriting is no guarantee of keeping your information secure. The storage volume you relied on to hold onto your data might have even failed. Since you can’t access the information, you might think it would

Information is a vital resource; it’s the currency in which businesses run. In today’s environment, computers store information. If you’re a company, then that means all of your material is sitting in one place, computer’s hard disk drive. This information can be anything from personnel files to the company’s account information. It is vital that

In the world of data security, there are many options for handling, and eventually, disposing properly of one’s sensitive information. At first glance, with so many options, making a decision may seem overwhelming, or inconsequential. After all, information deleted is as good as information destroyed, right? Wrong. Many hard disk erasers claim to delete information

When it comes to data storage, solid-state drive technology is among the oldest and traces its roots back to the early 1950s, PCMag reported. For decades, however, it remained on the fringes of data storage, occasionally finding a home in niche industrial companies or military installations, but generally did little but wait for the advances that would

Anyone who works in a higher education department knows just how much sensitive information the various databases and departments store. Confidentiality is key for many individual divisions. That’s why the below 4 higher education departments can especially benefit from data crushers. 1) The Admissions Office Most college applications include a variety of personal information, from

Most people will agree that protecting sensitive information is of paramount importance. This includes ensuring the proper disposal of outdated, damaged, or unnecessary storage media. There are many options available to those who wish to dispose of outdated storage media; however, not all solutions to this problem are equal. Hard Drive Degaussers A hard drive

You may not think you need them. Until suddenly, your company experiences a data leak, and you wish you had used them to begin with. We’re talking of course about data destroyers, which can reliably destroy your hard drives without leaving pieces of the data that can potentially still be recovered. Does your business need

In an age where we store so much of our personal information on electronic media, it is of utmost importance to protect such data at all times, even when the physical storage media has reached its end of life. Typically, one might turn to a hard drive degausser to securely dispose of information. Is that

As the world evolves to become more and more media-centered and dependent, we have several more files on our multiple different devices that we may deem sensitive. Having a plan for media destruction is a must in these cases. Sometimes, keeping those sensitive files is a good idea especially if they still serve a purpose to a

Data breaches are not only inconvenient, they can be dangerous and crippling to your business. But just how do you avoid them? One way is to train your employees about the sensitivity of data. But often, that is not enough; human nature and human error can combine to increase your business risk, which is why

Could your business survive a $3.8 million loss? According to a recent IBM and Ponemon Institute study, its the avaerage data breach cost for a business. This breaks down to $154 for each stolen client record containing sensitive, confidential information, such as social security numbers. Your business may be able to recover from the financial

The explosive growth of cloud computing has brought with it a lot of benefits for business of all sizes. Consolidation, cost-effectiveness, and remote access are just a few of the reasons for cloud computing’s exponential growth. However, new technology often means new security threats. Security in cloud computing has been a popular topic in the

Many individuals and companies want to fully destroy the information on their hard drives but also want to keep the hardware for re-use. In order to do this, people often employ the use of hard drive erasers. Unfortunately, not only are many of these tools incredibly ineffective, but even the best cannot ensure total security.