How To Protect Your Tech Startup From Hackers
John Shegerian, co-founder and CEO of ERI, was recently quoted in an Inc.com article about protecting tech startups from hackers. Tech Disposal & Data DestructionEvery tech startup will have to dispose of data sooner or later. It’s difficult to truly wipe an external hard-drive, USB stick, cell phone or other electronic device entirely. Smart attackers can […]
What’s Your Data Destruction Policy and Why It Matters
Stolen data is a constant threat for most businesses large and small, and a data destruction policy is an important step toward securing the precious information stored on most devices. In this post, we’ll take a look at the many ways that data security is a predominant issue in the world today and the ways […]
‘It’s Still There’: Effective Data Wiping for the 21st Century
Electronic devices can be vulnerable to theft of private information even after they’re discarded. This data safety threat makes data wiping and erasure a big topic for electronics recyclers. Back in 2009, a little known story of theft surfaced in the media. This wasn’t ordinary theft however. The “thieves” were actually Vancouver students documenting what happens to e-waste after […]
Cyber Investing Summit 2016: Hack Attack Recovery Panel
John Shegerian, CEO and co-founder of ERI, the world’s largest electronic recycling and hardware data security company, talks about how the cyber security focus of most government agencies and corporations is on the software side of electronic devices, and the importance of the hardware side of cyber security. Shegerian explains cyber threats to hardware, both […]
What is Responsible Electronics Recycling And Why Does It Matter?
Is it true that nothing online be considered 100% safe? It’s the type of question most address with the familiar ‘better safe than sorry’, but what about offline, after a device is discarded and heading for the recycling center? It’s true. Electronic devices, hardware vessels for sensitive and private information, can become a means for serious […]
Electronic devices have become a phenomenon. Technology, and the devices that go along with it, are the some of the most useful components of our everyday lives. When devices reach their lifecycle prime, they’re useful and cool, but at the end of that life cycle, they become a problem. Keeping electronics out of trouble in […]
5 Ways to Avoid the E-waste Privacy Threat
Privacy breaches are not just a problem when devices are online and connected to the Internet. They’re also a threat even after a device becomes e-waste. When electronics containing sensitive data reach their end-of-life phase, it’s time to carefully consider the most secure ways to properly dispose them.E-waste, Cyber Security and Data PrivacyWith millions of […]
7 E-waste Management Solutions for Businesses Large and Small
Finding e-waste management solutions is no easy task, but there’s plenty incentive to do so. Currently, e-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the U.S., and businesses are one of the businesses are one of the biggest contributors to the present e-waste crisis. What can business do to decrease their inputs into the growing e-waste […]
What is Fast Obsolescence of E-waste and Could It Be Happening at Your Company?
Think CRT screens and clunky copying machines. Think Polaroid cameras and Kodak. Fast obsolescence is what continual technological innovation does to devices that get old quick, and sometimes disappear completely. If you’re trying to understand technological obsolescence, think physical media in a digital world. Gone are the days of film reels and wind-up cameras. Such […]
How Big Data and the Internet of Things Is Affecting E-waste and Why It Matters
The facts are clear: technology and technological innovation has changed our lives on an epic scale. In fact, two key players, Big Data and the Internet of Things, have made a huge impact on lives across the globe. Both have also had a huge affect on e-waste. It makes sense to examine how these two […]