10 Biggest Data Breaches of 2015 With the New Year just a couple of weeks away, now is the ideal time to reflect on the past year. For many corporations, this means reviewing what went wrong with their data security. This is because 2015 was yet another banner year for hackers and data thieves. In fact, data theft was so rampant in 2015 that you were more likely to have become a victim of data theft than not. And, odds are your information was stolen in one of the following […]
Top 3 E-Waste Recycling Fails of 2015 This year, e-waste recycling made great strides in being recognized as one of the most important things big businesses can do to help control operational costs, mitigate risk, and help protect the environment. But, while so many ethical companies embraced proper e-waste disposal and earned e-Stewards certification in 2015, many still chose to practice illegal techniques for getting rid of unwanted electronics. Unfortunately for some, they found themselves making front-page headlines. Here are the top three e-waste recycling fails of 2015. #1: Michigan […]
The Importance of Data Destruction Data destruction services play an important role in helping to protect against sensitive data falling into the wrong hands. But unfortunately, it is not practiced by a large percentage of the population. This fact has recently been re-confirmed by a major global data study conducted by the Blancco Technology Group and Kroll Ontrack. According to the study, 48% of the used drives purchased from major online resellers like Amazon, eBay, and Gazelle still contain residual data from their previous owners. Second-hand mobile devices included in […]
E-Waste Recycling: Getting Kids to Help Solve the Problem Today’s families have an average of 24 electronic gadgets. From iPads and iPhones to Android tablets and hand-held video game devices, electronics are ingrained in most households because they are used for everything from communication to entertainment. Since many of these devices are used by the family’s younger members, it is important to educate children about the facts on e-waste recycling so they can become advocates for change as they grow. This guide will help you introduce the topic of e-waste […]
Are Zombie Servers Eating Away at Your Profits? Recently, it was reported via a joint study involving researchers at Stanford University and TSO Logic that 30% of all data center servers don’t actually do anything. These “zombie servers” remain plugged in and continue to draw power while delivering no useful information. These 10 million-plus comatose servers were also the topic of a report recently released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The NRDC’s researchers determined that if data center facilities across the U.S. were able to implement the tools […]