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 […]
Read more »Giovanna Spadoni to Lead PRISM Divisional Leadership Committee
During the most recent i-SIGMA Board call, Giovanna Spadoni was approved as Chairperson for the PRISM Divisional Leadership Committee (PRISM DLC). She is currently the Chief Operation Officer and DPO of OMTRA S.r.L. in Milan, Italy. OMTRA is a Consultancy and Information Governance, Secure Shredding, Digital and Physical Storage and Vaulting company. Spadoni has been […]
Read more »NAID/PRISM International Merger Official
May 9, 2018 The NAID and PRISM International Boards of Directors are pleased to announce that the membership of both associations has ratified new association bylaws that result in the merger of the two organizations. The merger will combine services to yield a wider range of information management and data protection offerings and services from […]
Read more »PRISM International/NAID Merger Official
The PRISM International and NAID Boards of Directors are pleased to announce that the membership of both associations has ratified new association bylaws that result in the merger of the two organizations. The merger will combine services to yield a wider range of information management and data protection offerings and services from a single industry […]
Read more »NAID/PRISM International Merger Official
The NAID and PRISM International Boards of Directors are pleased to announce that the membership of both associations has ratified new association bylaws that result in the merger of the two organizations. The merger will combine services to yield a wider range of information management and data protection offerings and services from a single industry […]
Read more »NAID AAA Certification Now Applies to Product Destruction
Those reviewing the current application for NAID AAA Certification of Physical Destruction Operations will notice it now contains a new endorsement for Production Destruction. According to Certification Rules Committee Chairman Vlad Vasak of K2 Partners, the security specifications for the product destruction endorsement differed from those of media destruction. “Unlike other forms of media, there is no […]
Read more »Press Release: NAID & PRISM International Merge to Form New Industry Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., May 9, 2018 – The National Association for Information Destruction® (NAID®) announced today it will merge with PRISM International (Professional Records and Information Services Management), a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation currently based in Chicago, IL, to form the new industry trade association International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (i-SIGMA). The merger […]
Read more »Congratulations New CSDS Accredited Professionals
The Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® Accreditation (CSDS) Program promotes and acknowledges an individual’s competency in a range of subject areas related to the secure destruction of information and the secure destruction of other items. Unlike the NAID AAA Certification Program, which verifies the ongoing compliance of an organization, CSDS credentials recognize the individual as an expert professional […]
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