Third Party Data Breaches: The Importance of Choosing An E-Waste Recycler Wisely
Destroying data and disposing of old IT assets in a responsible manner is no easy feat. These tasks must be performed by skilled professionals who have been trained to handle sensitive data and potentially hazardous e-waste. For these reasons, it’s very common for companies to hire third party e-waste recyclers instead of taking on these […]
Last month’s groundbreaking Supreme Court decision on the CareFirst vs. Attitas case dramatically alters the landscape of corporate responsibility when it comes to the digital and physical security of personal data, according to experts such as John Shegerian of ERI and Dr. Ross Federgreen of CSR.Last October, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to […]
5 ITAD Questions Every CEO Should Be Able to Answer
Everyone within an organization should take cybersecurity seriously, regardless of the position they hold in the company. Why? Experts believe that data breaches will grow into an even bigger problem in the near future. The cost of handling these breaches is also growing—in fact, it was estimated that the average cost of a data breach […]
Formulating An Asset Disposition (ITAD) Plan In The Financial Services Industry
Businesses in all industries should take the time to establish an IT asset disposition (ITAD) plan, however this task is especially important for businesses in the financial services industry. Formulating an ITAD plan can also be more difficult for businesses in this industry since they face a number of challenges that businesses in other industries […]
NEW YORK — ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has teamed with Best Buy and The Clubhouse Network to develop the first Best Buy Teen Tech Center in New York City.Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) will be the site of the new Center, to be located at […]
The Current State of Global E-Waste In 2018
Late last year, the United Nations University (UNU) released its annual report on the state of e-waste, known as the Global E-Waste Monitor Report. Every year, the UNU works with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Solid Waste Association to collect data needed to compile this report. The report contains important information on […]
Why Experts Believe Data Breaches Will Get Worse
Data breaches have been getting more attention over the last several years, and for good reason. The number of data breaches has been steadily increasing year after year. In 2016, it’s estimated that over 37 million personal data records were exposed in data breaches in the United States alone. The largest data breach in history […]
ERI Names Anna Marie Francello Senior Director of Strategy & Business Development
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has named Anna Marie Francello as its Senior Director of Strategy & Business Development.Francello brings to ERI over 24 years of experience in real estate, corporate services, sustainability initiatives and environmental management with prominent organizations from financial institutions to a […]
Apple Will Manufacture New Products Out of Recycled Materials
When Apple makes headlines, it’s usually because they are introducing a new product, but the company recently made news for a different reason. Late last year, Apple announced plans to begin manufacturing some of their most popular products out of recycled materials.In the past, Apple asked all of the recyclers that the company worked with […]
Lessons Learned From the Uber Data Breach
In November of last year, the ridesharing company Uber revealed that the personal information of 57 million users, many of whom are drivers in the United States, was stolen in a data breach in 2016. The company also admitted to paying the hacker responsible for the breach $100,000 to destroy the data that was stolen.Uber […]