MEMBER News: VECOPLAN, LLC Hosts Annual Customer Support Summit
Parts & Service Teams from Vecoplan in the US and Germany Attend ARCHDALE, NC / October 16, 2019 —– The Parts & Service Department management teams from Vecoplan LLC in the US and Vecoplan AG in Germany, held two days of meetings on October 8 & 9 in Archdale and Greensboro, NC. The focus was […]
Read more »“Prepare for” an Audit or “We are Ready” for an Audit – Big Difference!
Early Monday morning an email from the Compliance Officer (CO) of a large client organization has been received by the Operations Manager (OM). Not the ideal way to start the week. Planning to visit the record and data center on Wednesday, he requests the OM suggest a convenient time. There is no “rule” that a […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Board Approves Officer/Director Appointments
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved the appointment of Brian Connelly of All Points Mobile Shredding (Stuart, FL) to the office of Co-Secretary, filling a vacancy that resulted from the resignation of Don Gerard, CSDS last month. The appointment of Connelly, who was already serving as an i-SIGMA Director, reflects his investment in the industry […]
Read more »Registration Open NOW for the NAID & PRISM International 2020 Conference & Expo
NAID and PRISM International are bringing secure data destruction and records & information management opportunities into focus. The 2020 Conference & Expo registration and hotel room block, which tends to sell out quickly, are now officially open. Commit to growing your business in the 2020s! Secure Your Spot Today and Ensure the Best Savings!
Read more »RIMPA Live Concludes 2019 i-SIGMA Outreach
The association will close out another year of strong outreach with an appearance by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson at this month’s RIMPA Live Conference and Expo in Melbourne, Australia. “The RIMPA event hosts hundreds of high-profile information managers hungry for information on data protection and compliance,” said Johnson, “and those attendees influence thousands of others […]
Read more »NAID Members Invited to Comment on Proposed PRISM Privacy+ Certification Specs
Although the proposed PRISM Privacy+ Certification applies to records management services, NAID members are invited to comment on the revised approach and new specifications. Under the proposed structure, PRISM Privacy+ Certification would no longer require SSAE 18 or SOC 2, instead offering the less expensive option to obtain the operational credential by meeting defined regulatory […]
Read more »Using the Commodity Price Downturn Window to Grow and Strengthen Your Business
While the downturn in prices of recycled materials affects all information destruction companies, some are feeling them more than others. Service providers – both on the electronics side and paper side – who priced the service and focused their value proposition on the value of the recyclable commodity are most affected; some dramatically. I know […]
Read more »RIMPA Live Concludes 2019 Outreach
i-SIGMA will close out another year of strong outreach with an appearance by CEO Bob Johnson at this month’s RIMPA Live Conference and Expo in Melbourne, Australia. “Records and information management professionals are uniquely suited to understand the benefits of Privacy+ Certification,” said Johnson. “And the new regulatory climate around the world makes the i-SIGMA […]
Read more »Comment Period Open for Proposed PRISM Privacy+ Certification Changes
i-SIGMA is officially requesting member comments on the proposed changes to the Privacy+ Certification program that are intended to make it both more accessible and more relevant. Under the proposed structure, Privacy+ Certification would no longer require SSAE 18 or SOC 2, instead offering the less expensive option to obtain the operational credential by meeting […]
Read more »Consumer Attitude Study Results: 94% of Records Management Professionals Say Certification is the Most Important Buying Decision Factor
i-SIGMA Surveyed RIMPA Members to Uncover Customer Opinions in Records & Information Management and Secure Data Destruction This past July, the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA™) asked records management professionals about what was happening in their organizations. 94 percent of decision makers state that they are more apt to do business with […]
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