MEMBER News: BitRaser Data Eraser & Device Diagnostics Powers Up For ITADs
September 24, 2019: NAID Member Stellar recently announced the new eraser and diagnostic BitRaser products for hard drives & mobile devices for ITAD operation. The brand-new product versions would be showcased for the first time at the eScrap 2019 conference in Orlando [booth 621]. The new features include a faster drive eraser module, a ‘Cloud […]
Read more »Inclement Weather Warnings: Customer Service and Marketing Go Hand in Hand
Planning, training, and mock disaster exercises – Three key components of an effective disaster plan. Regardless of the size of a RIM provider or company service level, the ability to respond internally to the threat of disaster or a potential disaster is critical. One that is well documented, understood by all team members, and available […]
Read more »i-SIGMA CEO Comments on New Jersey Regulatory Event
The New Jersey legislature is confronting an issue that all states (and all governments) will soon be forced to confront. As the saying goes, the genie is out of the bottle and, in the case of data protection and privacy regulations, it is the GDPR that rubbed the proverbial lamp. In short, what the GDPR […]
Read more »Why You Need to Pay Attention
By Bob Johnson Over the past decades, NAID members have come to know me for trumpeting the latest data protection regulations and for expounding on their various threats and opportunities. As a result, I understand some might simply think, “Here he goes again. It’s the end of the world as we know it.” I hope […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Expands Government Relations Monitoring Capabilities
As of next month, i-SIGMA will begin monitoring proposed legislation with new state-of-the-art software designed specifically for that purpose. “We really had no choice,” said i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson, “There are simply too many regulatory developments to track manually, and stakes are too high to leave it to chance.” The new software will allow the […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Board Approves New Committees
2020 Nominating Committee Next year will mark the first election for i-SIGMA, concluding the tenure of the interim board that is overseeing the assimilation of NAID and PRISM International for its first 20 months. In preparation for the election, the board has approved the appointments of four highly regarded industry veterans to the 2020 Nominating […]
Read more »i-SIGMA CEO Comments on New Jersey Regulatory Event
The New Jersey legislature is confronting an issue that all states (and all governments) will soon be forced to confront. As the saying goes, the genie is out of the bottle and, in the case of data protection and privacy regulations, it is the GDPR that rubbed the proverbial lamp. In short, what the GDPR […]
Read more »Board Readies Next Generation of Privacy+ Certification
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has officially accepted a recommendation by the Privacy+ Certification Committee to both lower program expenses while increasing its relevance. When PRISM International originally launched the program, Privacy+ Certification was directly tied to the SSAE 16 Certification, a well-accepted accounting/operational certification created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Expands Government Relations Monitoring Capabilities
As of next month, i-SIGMA will begin monitoring proposed legislation with new state-of-the-art software designed specifically for that purpose. “We really had no choice,” said i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson, “There are simply too many regulatory developments to track manually, and stakes are too high to leave it to chance.” The new software will allow […]
Read more »MEMBER News: Vecoplan, LLC breaks ground on Shred Truck plant expansion.
September 9, 2019 Vecoplan LLC, a NAID member who specializes in size reduction technologies, broke ground on their latest plant expansion September 6 in Archdale, NC. Equipped with state of the art machinery, the plant will be committed solely to the manufacture of shred trucks for the secure information destruction industry. Luke James, Vecoplan LLC […]
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