Personal info abounds on used devices
A random sampling of second-hand electronics for sale around Wisconsin found significant amounts of data, including hundreds of pieces of...
Data Security
Survey shows consumer data protection attitudes
According to the results of a recent poll, 18 percent of consumers would do nothing if they found personal data...
Data security regulations on the way in California
Additional data protection and privacy laws are coming to San Francisco and elsewhere in the Golden State. In November, San...
Company scales up asset disposition efforts
An architect's rendering of the in-progress MCPc facility in Cleveland. IT logistics firm MCPc is pushing further into the end-of-life...
Standard to recognize solid state data destruction
Solid state device data erasure is slated be added to the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) certification standard. Electronics...
E-scrap firm sees profit possibilities in insurance pact
Insurance providers already sell policies to protect companies that lose data to hackers. A new partnership involving e-scrap processor ERI...
Negligence causes 25 percent of data breaches
A recent data security study shows a quarter of U.S. data breaches are caused by human error. Breaches are also...
Data-destruction certification unaffected by NAID merger
The merging of the National Association for Information Destruction with a records management group will mean combined events and cost...
Experts call for stricter Canadian data-destruction laws
Testimony from a data security industry group appears to have spurred government interest in strengthening regulations preventing data breaches. The...
Report: Data attacks reach record numbers
The volume of reported data breach incidents in the U.S. hit a new high last year, with at least some...
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