Two Scary (Anecdotal) Data Points: MRFs with White Paper/The Run on Ink Cartridges
There’s been a lot made of the fact that a considerable portion of the workforce is working from home. The conversation in the industry has focused largely on two areas: What is means now, and what it means for the future. I’m already on record about my feeling that the vast majority of remote workers […]
Read more »Board Approves Annual Budget
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a $2.2 million operating budget for the association’s 2020/21 fiscal year. According to i-SIGMA President Pat DeVries, the present economy required the board to anticipate many unknowns. “After decades of steady growth and solid financial performance,” said DeVries, “we had to trim both revenue and expense expectations. Financial […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Members Agree: Not as Bad as First Feared but Not Over Quickly Either
The results of the fifth Member Sentiment Survey reflect the reality that first appeared last month. As readers will remember, when the lockdown orders first appeared around the world, most service providers felt the impact on revenues would be devastating, while thinking (perhaps wishfully) at the same time that it would only last a few […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Reacting to Regulatory Issues Heating Up in Canada
There is a lot happening on the regulatory front in Canada right now. In June, Quebec’s Bill 64 proposed dramatic data protection and privacy rights along the lines of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Then, in July, British Columbia announced a formal review of the […]
Read more »MEMBER News: Blancco’s New Solution, Intelligent Business Routing, Enables ITADS to Accelerate Business Processes
August 19, 2020—Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG), who specializes in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, recently launched its strategic solution for ITAD business process management. Intelligent Business Routing (IBR) takes asset diagnostics and secure data erasure automation to the next level, harnessing Blancco-patented workflow technologies across IT asset disposal operations. The result is a […]
Read more »Board Approves Measure to Add Committee Member Representatives
Yesterday, the Board of Directors met and approved measures to increase the amount of member representatives stipulated for two committees to better ensure a quorum at future meetings. Both the Certification Review Board (CRB) and the Complaint Resolution Council (CRC) at times have been unable to form the necessary quorum to conduct meetings, resulting in […]
Read more »Comments are In: New Certification Specifications Ready for Rollout
For the past month, i-SIGMA has sought industry feedback on several proposed modifications to NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+ Certification requirements. “It was reassuring to learn members understood why the proposed modifications were necessary,” said i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson. “I think the team did a great job of making the case. There was no push […]
Read more »Preventing Data Breaches & Vendor Selection Due Diligence
As many are now aware, Morgan Stanley recently issued a data breach notification, after learning that IT assets disposed of four years ago may not have been properly wiped clean by the vendor they hired to do so at that time. But how did Morgan Stanley end up in this position in the first place? […]
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