http://renovods.com RenovoData Services, Inc. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:15:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great post by Evan Francen @ FRSecure Information security is serious business... It seems that it takes events like the one described here by Evan Francen at FRSecure, to get peoples attention... but wait... "This could never happened to us".... really? Victims: "patients who received medical services at South Shore Hospital – as ... http://renovods.com/2010/07/frsecure/ Shredded hard drives and back-up tapes will tell no tale...  Here's an article highlighting the importance of the need for securing physical information assets... Jul 14, 2010 | 04:50 PM By Tim Wilson DarkReading Two Major Breaches Caused By Loss Of Physical Media Online attacks might be getting more sophisticated every day, ... http://renovods.com/2010/07/two-major-breaches-caused-by-loss-of-physical-media/ Great article by Howard Fosdick... Scandal: Most "Recycled" Computers are Not Recycled posted by Howard Fosdick on Wed 7th Jul 2010 16:58 UTC Last month, I described how the computer industry encourages planned obsolescence in order to sell more product. This business model exacerbates the problem of computer disposal because it artificially ... http://renovods.com/2010/07/scandal-most-recycled-computers-are-not-recycled/ 1942 lbs of Secure Data!! 1295 Drives Shredded This Morning, at the customer's location... "zero" data breach, "zero" landfill. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good day!!  - Please call us or click the "quote request" button on the right side of this page. Follow ... http://renovods.com/2010/07/1942-lbs-of-secure-data/ Congress is talking information security seriously. Working on legislation that would impose very stiff fines and possible prison time incidents related to breech of personal information. Here is a clip from SBD, Storage and Destruction Magazine. Follow the link below for additional information. "House bill 2221, the Data ... http://renovods.com/2010/02/data-security-bills-progress-in-congress/ RenovoData Services is now a National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) member. As you may remember from our last post… we ran into a snag with regard to our NAID membership. The confusion has been cleared up and we have been approved as a NAID member. We proudly put the ... http://renovods.com/2010/02/naid-is-in-the-house/ An open letter to our clients and partners: Today we received a cease and desist notice from NAID (National Association for Information Destruction). In speaking with the NAID membership director we were informed that there was no record of an application being received by NAID and that we, were indeed not ... http://renovods.com/2010/01/an-open-letter-to-our-clients-and-partners/ RenovoData Services will host a one-day event on Saturday, November 14, to collect and dispose of electronic devices that hold private data. Data breaches don't happen just to large companies. Think of all the tasks for which you use your computer or PDA—these devices contain a lot of personal data. Please ... http://renovods.com/2009/11/data-security%e2%80%94disposal-event/ According to the United Nations Environment Program, about 20 to 50 million tons of electronic waste are generated worldwide each year. A 2008 study by Greenpeace suggests only 25% of European Union e-waste and just 20% of U.S. e-waste is recycled properly. Eighty percent of e-waste is not recycled properly. Much ... http://renovods.com/2009/11/323/ Remove the complexity of data security and e-waste recycling with RenovoData Services. Our mission is a 100% green solution for: data security risks, e-waste recycling, refurbishing, and worldwide remarketing. Guaranteed Zero Landfill Policy http://renovods.com/2009/11/renovodata-services/