Tear-A-Byte®, The patented exclusive onsite data eradication solution by TechR2
Tear-A-Byte®, The patented exclusive onsite data eradication solution by TechR2 Do you know where your hard drives go at night? The #1 cause of large-scale data breaches is the loss of data-bearing media. Data breaches have become a major concern in every business and industry, from healthcare to education, banking to retail, costing a company […]
Top 5 Ways to Ensure Data Security
Top 5 Ways to Ensure Data Security According to NIST 800-88 guidelines, it is critical that a business or organization, maintain a record of its data destruction to track the “who, what, when, where, why” of how the data was retired. Only a clear record of proper disposal can protect a business from the harm […]
The High Cost of "Free" Data Destruction
The High Cost of “Free” Data Destruction IT asset disposal made headlines around the world last week when the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined NHS Surrey £200,000 (about $300,000) over loss of secret data of more than 3,000 patients. According to the data watchdog, thousands of patient records were discovered on a second-hand NHS […]
Lessons Learned at Business of Security Event
Lessons Learned at Business of Security Event Last week members of the TechR2 team had the opportunity to interact with a group of seasoned Information Security leaders at a Business of Security networking event. We had a great time learning from special guests: Cindi Hart, Kim L. Jones, Kent King, Larry Mead, Mike Scott, and […]
Is your CEO criminally liable if discarded data devices aren’t clean?
Is your CEO criminally liable if discarded data devices aren’t clean? IT professionals are often frustrated by CEOs and corporate executives who don’t prioritize data security. This is frequently a case of priorities and personalities rather than rational decision making. Last week we wrote about corporate executives imprisoned for improper disposal of technology waste. This […]
Retiring point of sale terminals? Protect your data.
Retiring point of sale terminals? Protect your data. We’ve all been to the grocery store, tried to sign the screen for our credit card purchase, and watched as our careful signature is rendered as an illegible scrawl. In-store credit card terminals and point of sale (POS) terminals don’t last forever. But what happens when they […]
Back to School: Is your student data safe?
Back to School: Is your student data safe? Families everywhere are preparing their students to go back to school, and the schools themselves are preparing themselves for the student invasion. But are schools prepared for the student data security challenges? Anyone who has a student knows that sensitive data, such as social security numbers and […]
FTC Alleges Data Breach: Is your medical data secure?
FTC Alleges Data Breach: Is your medical data secure? It was a double whammy for the medical data company. LabMD, a medical laboratory, had exposed the personal information of nearly 10,000 of its customers on a file-sharing network, according to an article published recently on CIO.com. The misstep doesn’t necessarily mean that the information was […]
After a data breach, an insurance company doesn’t know what hit them.
After a data breach, an insurance company doesn’t know what hit them. Really? A large insurance company had to hire a legal firm as part of an investigation of their own data security system. Last fall the insurance giant fell victim to a cyber attack, which compromised the personal information of over a million customers […]
When they audit your data security, what will they find?
When they audit your data security, what will they find? Data breach at Minnesota’s new health insurance exchange. An auditor can come snooping around your company at any time. Depending on the circumstances, he/she may be in a bad mood. You need to be prepared. An employee at MNsure, Minnesota’s new health insurance exchange, emailed […]