The Importance of Choosing An E-Waste Recycler With A Data Breach Response Plan
A data breach can severely damage a business. However, research has shown that businesses can limit the damage by responding to the breach quickly and in an appropriate manner. For this reason, most IT decision makers understand the importance of putting a data breach response plan in place.A data breach response plan is a written […]
How to Prevent Employee Theft of Retired IT Assets
Many people assume that hackers are responsible for all data breaches, but that’s not the case. It’s true that hackers outside of the affected organization are often behind data breaches, however an employee within the organization can also be to blame for a breach.If an employee steals a retired IT asset, they are also stealing […]
IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) For Fortune 500 Companies
The Fortune 500 list is made up of some of the most successful corporations in the country. According to Fortune magazine, the companies on the most recent list have over $12 trillion in revenue and account for two-thirds of the U.S. GDP. These 500 companies also generate $890 billion in profits and hold $19 trillion […]
What Should Be Included in Data Breach Response Plans?
A data breach response plan is an outline of how a company will react to respond in the event their data is compromised. Having this type of plan in place is crucial because it ensures you are not forced to make important decisions while also dealing with the chaos of a data breach.But, a data […]
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, was a featured speaker last week at the NAID 2018 Conference and Expo in Nashville.” data-reactid=”12″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: #26282a; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; […]
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com: Please give us a brief overview of ERI’s solutions (https://eridirect.com/services/) for digital security issues. What is your perspective on the market drivers for ERI services at this time?John Shegerian: While data is in use, most business entities will have stringent physical and software based tracking and security protocols in place to protect their digital […]
Q&A: Meet One Of Best Buy’s Recycling Partners
Best Buy customers love upgrading their electronics and appliances to keep up with the latest technology. But that also means getting rid of the old stuff.California-based Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has been one of Best Buy’s trusted recycling partners for nearly a decade. It handles millions of old products our customers bring in. We sat down with ERI Executive […]
5 Questions to Ask Data Destruction Companies About Their Data Destruction Practices
Before agreeing to do business with an e-waste recycler, it’s imperative to learn more about their data destruction practices. Many e-waste recyclers claim to destroy data that is brought in on unwanted electronic devices, but very few actually follow through with this promise. Protect your business–and your sensitive data–by asking e-waste recyclers these questions about […]
Hackers’ Latest Target: Law Firms
Cybersecurity experts have made it clear time and time again that every business–regardless of the size or industry–could be targeted by hackers at some point. Lately, it seems as if many hackers have set their sights on law firms located around the world.Law Firm Data Breaches in the NewsThe Panama Papers is perhaps the most […]
The Link Between Data Breaches and Customer Loyalty
Cybersecurity is a growing problem. According to the Identity Theft Research Center, there were over 1,100 breaches in 2017 and more than 170 million compromised records. In 2016, there were around 1,000 breaches and over 36 million compromised records. This shows that although there was not a significant difference in the number of breaches in […]