by Tim Bayha | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security
Nobody knows what to do with storage tapes A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Magnetic tape drives with capacities of less than one...
by Tim Bayha | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security, Industry Insights/Resources, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)
Financial giant Morgan Stanley may have recently learned a valuable lesson about money, IT disposal, data, and the importance of due diligence. This lesson was hopefully learned when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against Morgan Stanley...
by Tim Bayha | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security
Part of the cost of data security is the cost of what happens when there’s a data breach. That’s a high cost, and it illustrates just how important data security really is. The IBM Security- Ponemon Institute “2022 Cost of Data Breach” has been...
by Tim Bayha | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security, Public Service Announcements
Maybe you have a few old personal computers in the back of a closet. Or maybe you’re a very small business with a few laptops to dispose of. It’s important to make sure you’re not giving someone access to all of the personal data stored on your computer. That means...
by Tim Bayha | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security, Industry Insights/Resources
2021 has seen quite a few data breaches, especially in the healthcare field. Some of those breaches lead to business disruption and legal actions. Over 40 million patient records may have been exposed, and those are just the ones that have been reported. Healthcare IT...
by Tim Bayha | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Data Destruction & Security
Protecting Your Data as it Walks Out the Door Everyone knows why data security is important. In fact, it gets more important every year. In 2020, approximately 59 zettabytes were consumed worldwide. While that number might be an all time high due to Covid related...