Mention data security, and what usually comes to mind are firewalls, antivirus programs, and other commonly used cybersecurity tools. However, many businesses fail to recognize that the improper storage disposal poses an equal security risk as a hacker does. Permanent data destruction can be a complex and confusing topic that many organizations fail to address properly. […]
The importance of proper and secure data destruction and IT asset disposal has grown significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 continues to trigger major changes in the way we work and conduct business. There has been an increase in remote working and remote learning. More virtual meetings and conference calls are being held in various
In today’s world, many businesses and organizations are still using hard drives to store sensitive and confidential information. Businesses and organizations cannot sit back and overlook the protection of the critical information they gather on a daily basis. They collect information from customers, clients, employees, and others. Businesses and organizations continue to be under critical
When you delete a file, you might think that it’s gone forever. If you don’t know how your computer actually stores your data on your drive, whether you have a traditional spinning hard drive or an SSD, you’d be surprised at what can be recovered, especially when a device falls into the wrong hands. When
The secondary memory storage device on your computer is known as the hard disk. If you do not have a hard drive, your computer system won’t function the way it was intended to function. The computer stores all the data on the hard drive. The hard drive on your computer will need to be handled
If you want to discard a hard drive and protect your data from dumpster divers, can you format it and then throw it out? Not if you care about the data. In most cases, “formatting” provides hardly any protection. Even in the best case, a determined analyst may be able to recover the data. The
One of the worst things that can happen to someone is having personal information exposed for everyone to see. This is one of the reasons why it is so important to pursue reliable data security measures. Then, no one will have to worry about their confidential information being stolen, sold, or used without their consent.
Data breaches cause businesses, on average, $3.92 million per data breach. It can destroy company reputations and violate consumer privacy. A major mistake that businesses, especially smaller businesses on a tight budget, make is relying on a hard disk eraser to delete data off of a hard drive. What is a Hard Disk Eraser? An “eraser” is
Information security is one of the most important and challenging aspects of modern business. An often overlooked aspect of information security is the disposal of digital media in a proper manner. Old hard drives will retain the information, and throwing a computer in the garbage will not make data disappear. Despite numerous advancements in the
Does Your Company Have a Plan to Properly Dispose of Digital Media? Has your company instituted a plan on how to properly dispose of old digital media and devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives, magnetic tapes, optical discs, USB flash drives, floppy disks, and cell phones? If not, your company’s reputation and sensitive
These days, stories of data breaches are becoming even more commonplace. You can scarcely go a few weeks without hearing another tale of a company with a data breach, resulting in the theft of millions of credit card data files. We live in an age of information where data breaches are, sadly, quite commonplace. This
Every year we read news articles about data breaches and millions of customers, patients, employees, etc. data being unshielded. Unfortunately, one of the reasons these data breaches occur is that not all companies can stay on top of all the proper ways to protect data and the people the data belongs to. We live in
Every business or organization has lots of data stored its computers’ hard drives. Just a single hard drive can contain hundreds of sensitive financial information, email messages, social security numbers, medical information, customer information and more. This means that when you finally decide to get rid of your no longer functional computer or laptop, destroying
Employee information, receipts, credit card transactions, customer information, healthcare forms contain so much information. Hard drives in numerous machines in your office can store information from these documents. However, if a hacker comes in contact with this information, it will be like unlocking a treasure chest. If you delete the information from the device before
Healthcare organizations across North America today are all facing the same challenges when it comes to the balance between the security of patient data and the need for productivity. As data breaches become more and more frequent, these organizations are looking for solutions to help resolve these vulnerabilities. Full Disk Encryption One of the best
