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 »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 »What to do When Clients Misapply Specifications
It’s happened to many data destruction service providers and to those it hasn’t happened yet, it will at some point. It looks like this: You have been destroying media for a client for many years, when they ask whether you comply to a certain specification or standard. (Usually someone else in the firm is bringing […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Survey Analysis: COVID Shutdown Impact Almost One Year In
Going into February one year ago, the economy was humming along. A month and half later, it came to a screeching halt. Over those initial months, surveys conducted by i-SIGMA showed two things. The surveys showed that business did not drop to zero for most i-SIGMA members. In fact, looking back at the surveys, most […]
Read more »Slate of Board Candidates Set for February Election
Last month, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2021. Next month, NAID and PRISM International voting member representatives will be sent an electronic ballot by email to determine who from the board-approved slate will fill these roles to represent key constituents. The board-approved […]
Read more »i-SIGMA Annual Membership Meeting to be Held Virtually This Year
Stay in touch with all of the latest excitement taking place at i-SIGMA with the 2021 Annual Membership Meeting. The i-SIGMA Board of Directors is hosting the meeting virtually this year due to the pandemic, which means access and viewership is as accessible as ever. This year’s meeting will include: The installment of the newly […]
Read more »Members Asked to Ratify Amended Bylaws
Next Month, in addition to choosing the next President-elect and two Directors, the i-SIGMA Ballot will ask eligible voters to ratify amended bylaws. The amendments, which have already been approved by the Board of Directors, fall into three categories: housekeeping, streamlining, and board structure. Housekeeping: When NAID and PRISM International merged, the bylaws defined the […]
Read more »Open Comment Period for Proposed NAID AAA Certification Endorsement of Remote Secure Collection Receptacles
In December 2020, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors provisionally approved specifications by which NAID AAA Certified service providers could obtain an endorsement for the use of Remote Secure Collection Receptacles™ (RSCR™). It is important to point out when considering this topic that the approved specifications focus as much on the process by which the RSCR […]
Read more »See Something, Say Something
Most readers will immediately associate the title of this blog with the U.S. Homeland Security campaign to enlist the public in their efforts to expose potential risks. The logic, of course, is obvious; people who are out and about in their local communities and neighborhoods are the most likely to recognize bad actors and bad […]
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