Data breaches are coming in waves these days and in many forms. Unfortunately, as Facebook found out in April 2019, the results can be significant. That breach exposed the data of 533 million users and cost Facebook 5 billion dollars. It was one of many reported by prominent companies in recent years. Yet, cyber hacks
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Data Destruction and Decommissioning Data center workloads have increasingly shifted to co-location facilities as an alternative to privately-owned on-site servers or data centers. Based on results, this trend will continue, mainly because of reduced downtime and the growing need to reduce IT infrastructure expenses, physical security, and high-power requirements. Data Center operators are great when
Continue ReadingThe Efficiencies of NIST-Compliant Data Sanitization
More isn’t always better, and that can apply to how your company securely disposes of end-of-life data bearing IT assets. This is particularly relevant in reference to how the data is wiped, i.e., sanitized. A little bit of history can explain why the best solution for most companies today have changed. It’s very likely you’ve
Continue ReadingData security and quantum computing: Part 2
In our previous blog, we covered the basics of how quantum computing is changing the outlook for data security — specifically, how it could affect current data security, sanitization, and destruction standards. But how worried should we be? Is the quantum revolution right around the corner? The answers aren’t so clear cut… except for that
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Data security is at the forefront of IT asset management and disposition, at every step in the lifecycle. Data must be protected while it’s actively in use as a part of IT inventory all the way to its end-of-life, whether that means remarketing, recycling, or destruction. We’ve talked before about how the ITAD industry (and
Continue ReadingThe Efficiencies of NIST-Compliant Data Sanitization
More isn’t always better, and that can apply to how your company securely disposes of end-of-life data bearing IT assets. This is particularly relevant in reference to how the data is wiped, i.e., sanitized. A little bit of history can explain why the best solution for most companies today has changed.
Continue ReadingWhy Does Having a Portfolio of Secure Destruction Matter?
When your IT equipment reaches end of life or retirement, what’s the next step in electronic data destruction? How do you protect your customer data or your own data so it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands? Sipi Asset Recovery is the only ITAD company with the complete portfolio of all four methods of secure
Continue ReadingEnd-of-life data destruction: A missing link in cybersecurity
Properly disposing of IT assets once they’ve reached the end of their lifecycle presents a multifaceted organizational challenge. That’s why some cost-conscious businesses may simply view standard data destruction practices as an unnecessary expense. Are they correct? The recent record of data breaches that stemmed from improperly disposed IT assets is long and touches many
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