Regulatory Changes Have the Potential to Enhance Client Engagement and Service Provider Profits
To keep i-SIGMA certifications (NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+) relevant, they must reflect and validate service providers’ regulatory requirements. As I have often written, that is one of our biggest challenges, and it is the key to NAID AAA Certification and PRISM Privacy+ Certification maintaining their growing preeminence with clients internationally. For more than a […]
Read more »2021 Virtual Conference: First-Time Topics Arm Attendees for Greater Success!
Into the Client’s Mind Ever wonder what the customer really thinks about your services? Or, why they picked the other guy? Or, what you say that really tunes them out? In this session, three panelist who routinely made secure destruction and RIM services buying decisions over many years give you the 411 on what you do […]
Read more »Membership Meeting Installs New Board; Announces Award Winners
Last week, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors hosted a virtual 2021 Annual Membership Meeting. This year’s meeting saw to the installment of the newly elected board members, award presentations, the presenting of annual reports, and more. For access to the recording in its entirety, make sure to log in to the Member’s Only Portal and […]
Read more »How Does NAID AAA Certification Intersect With NIST 800-88? (Part 2)
This is the second blog of a two-part series. The first installment provided a perspective on the relative differences in NAID AAA Certification and NIST 800-88 and its overlap with physical media destruction requirements. This installment, addresses the implications of the same on electronic media erasure. Though reading Part 1 of this series is not […]
Read more »How Professional Certifications Changed My Career
The iG Journal is a quarterly publication from the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (i-SIGMA). For 2021, we’ve moved the journal to a digital publication, with one special edition also printed each December. We hope you enjoy this first digital edition of the 2021 iG Journal. In This Issue: How Professional Certifications Changed […]
Read more »How Does NAID AAA Certification Intersect With NIST 800-88? (Part 1)
This blog will be presented in two-parts. In this first installment, I will provide a perspective on the relative differences in NAID AAA Certification and NIST 800-88 and its overlap with physical media destruction requirements. In the next installment, I will do the same on the implications for electronic media erasure. I assume most readers […]
Read more »POST COVID: The Regulatory Dominoes Have Begun Falling Again
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act was signed into law on 2 March 2021, making the state second, behind California (California Consumer Privacy Act), in creating a new-GDPR-like privacy law. A similar law is currently pending in the state of Washington (Washington Privacy Act). It has long been anticipated that the trend – paused by […]
Read more »Members Ratify Amended Bylaws
Last month, in addition to electing vacancies to the Board of Directors, the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association® (i-SIGMA®) ballot asked eligible member representative voters to ratify amended bylaws. These amendments were ratified by a majority of the membership and the newly updated bylaws are being phased in. Overview The amendments, which had already […]
Read more »i-SIGMA 2021 Board of Directors Announced
IG Industry Trade Association Fills Open Seats on Board of Directors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., 5 March 2021 – The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association® (i-SIGMA®) held an electronic election for members to select candidates to fill open seats within the i-SIGMA Board of Directors. These vacancies were due to the natural […]
Read more »MEMBER News: Data Security, Inc. Helps Protect Data with New SS16-A Shredder
LINCOLN, NE. Jan. 18, 2021 – In order to protect private information, many regulations and information security experts recommend physically destroying data at the end of its useful life. Data is stored in solid state memory such as solid state drives, smart phones, memory cards and USB drives. Data Security, Inc., an i-SIGMA Associate member […]
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