NAID Board Makes Key Appointments
The NAID Board of Directors made several key committee appointments in June, in addition to extending the terms of others. Michael Payton, CSDS of The Data Vault was approved as Chair for the NAID CSDS Board of Regents, the body which oversees the integrity and efficacy of the association’s Certified Secure Destruction Specialists (CSDSs). Michael […]
Read more »Certificate Awarded for NAID AAA Certification Gets Facelift
Starting next month, members achieving or renewing NAID AAA Certification will be issued the new certificate designed to give customers a better explanation of the program’s role and importance in regulatory compliance. “While the traditional certificate issued to NAID AAA Certified service providers was suitable for display, it did little in the way of explaining […]
Read more »New Colorado Data Protection Law – Another Reason to Act
On May 29, the Colorado state legislature passed House Bill 18-1128, giving organizations doing business there yet another reason to make sure they’re properly destroying any and all personally identifying information (PII). Besides expanding the definition of PII, and refining the state’s data breach notification requirements, the new law states that covered entities must develop and/or maintain […]
Read more »NAID and PRISM International – Merger Progress Report
It was only one month ago that the PRISM International membership ratified plans to merge with NAID. Since then, both organizations have been working hard behind the scenes preparing the final transition. The next step in the process is the execution of the contract by the respective association presidents, detailing the merger of finances and […]
Read more »Using the Privacy Notices as a Sales Tool
Bob Johnson, CEO, NAID May 25th was the effective date for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As the most progressive data protection regulation on the planet, it is obviously a great sales and market tool for secure destruction and RIM service providers in the region. That being said, because of the GDPR’s scope, it also provides sales […]
Read more »The GDPR Global Impact: What Now?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect last week and its reach extends beyond European borders. Earlier this year, NAID CEO Bob Johnson explained in E-Scrap magazine how the GDPR will improve things for all secure destruction services who are ready to embrace it. This applies to all secure data destruction market segments. Discover the […]
Read more »NAID/PRISM Merger Questions Answered
With the announcement of the NAID and PRISM International merger, members of both organizations have new questions. Get the answers you seek with this merger update. Merger Questions & Answers Now that the merger has been ratified by both the NAID and PRISM International memberships, what is next? Over the next few months, the formal […]
Read more »Government Relations Committee Reconvened
In the face of the growing opportunity for the association to advance and influence data protection issues, the Board of Directors has reconvened the association’s Government Relations committee. “Over the years, NAID has traditionally tackled government relations on an incidental basis in response to specific threats or opportunities,” said NAID President Angie Singer Keating. “And […]
Read more »NAID-Canada Seminar to Focus on Emerging Opportunities
NAID-Canada will hold events this fall to help service providers capitalize on the country’s new national data breach notification requirement as well as the growing regional influence of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On data breach notification, NAID CEO Bob Johnson expressed that the effects of the nationwide data breach notification law coming into […]
Read more »Customer Misconception: The Certificate of Destruction Removes Regulatory Liability – Selling Information Disposition by the Book (vol. 7)
By Bob Johnson It is understandable that data controllers would be comforted by believing that once they have a certificate of destruction from the service provider, they are no longer responsible for the security of the information. Unfortunately, there are still service providers that try to capitalize on that misconception. At its worst, this position […]
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