FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Fort Mill, South Carolina] — [July 6th, 2026] — Shred America / Carolina Shred is pleased to announce the acquisition of Major Shreds, LLC, a...
DALLAS, TX- [July 15, 2026]- Armstrong Archives, an i-SIGMA Member Company and a trusted North Texas records management company, announces an important ownership transition as CEO Sherri Taylor...
A Guide to Two Leading Compliance Frameworks Executive Summary SOC 2 and i-SIGMA's NAID AAA Certification are widely recognized assurance frameworks, but they validate fundamentally different risk domains....
By: Karen Lyons, CSDS, i-SIGMA's Regulatory Compliance Manager Think about all the information that lives in your business and on your networks: details about your products and services,...
Authored by: Karen Lyons, CSDS; Regulatory Compliance Manager, i-SIGMA “Still using your first pet’s name followed by “!, @, or &” password to access your 401(k) account? Sorry,...
Ten industry professionals joined the ranks of their peers at the 2026 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo by officially earning their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) credentials. The CSDS...
April 8, 2026, Cordele, GA - Harris American Company, a subsidiary of Avis Industrial Corporation, is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of G.P.S. S.r.l., Ferrara,...
i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member Representative and Corporate Partner Member Representative of the Year Awards, the i-SIGMA Vanguard Leadership Award, and...
April 9, 2026 This April, during the 2026 i-SIGMA Annual Conference and Expo, i-SIGMA announced the winners of the 2026 Impact Awards. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: San Diego, CA,...
"PC Disposal, a New Century, Kansas-based provider of information technology asset disposition (ITAD), secure data destruction and electronics recycling services, has renewed its National Association for Information Destruction...
In November, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2026. On February 3rd, i-SIGMA voting member representatives...
Charlotte, NC — December 30th, 2025 — Shred America, the fastest-growing information destruction company in the United States, is proud to announce its acquisition of Shred Assured, a...
Fort Mill, SC — December 1, 2025 — Shred America, the fastest-growing information destruction company in the United States, is proud to announce its acquisition of Magnolia Document...
FORT MILL, SC — November 24, 2025 — Shred America, the fastest-growing information destruction company in the United States, is proud to announce its ranking as #9 on...
FORT MILL, SC — November 17th, 2025 — Shred America, the fastest-growing information destruction company in the United States, is proud to announce its acquisition of Papersmith Mobile...
KITCHENER, Ont. - November 14, 2025 - Alpine Shredding Trucks is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Haughey as its new Director of Operations. (more…)
CINCINNATI, OH - November 12, 2025 - Royal Document Destruction, a family-owned shredding company with full-service paper shredding and hard-drive destruction facilities in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, is...
IRVINE, CA – November 3, 2025 – Building on its SOC 2 Type II compliance, O’Neil strengthens its position as a trusted leader in information security for records...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – October 30, 2025 — CSPR earns NJDEP renewal for groundbreaking solar recycling permit—keeping panels out of landfills and fueling New Jersey’s clean energy future. The...
CINCINNATI, OH - October 15, 2025 - Document Destruction, an i-SIGMA's NAID AAA Certified member of secure document shredding proudly announces the acquisition of Super Shred Inc., a...
NASHVILLE, TN – September 30, 2025 – KnightHorst Shredding, a leader in secure, on-site document and media destruction, today announced the strategic acquisition of Maximum Shred Protection Company...
July 2025 – DHS Worldwide Software Solutions, and i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member Company, has announced the successful transition of Access Information Management — North America’s largest private records and...
With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 80%, This Marks Secure Records Solutions’ Third Appearance on the List THOMASVILLE, GA - August 12, 2025 – Secure Records Solutions (SRS), an...
EAST WINDSOR, CT - August, 12, 2025 – Infoshred, an i-SIGMA Service Provider Member Company, has acquired Secure Eco Shred, a document shredding and hard drive destruction service...
IRVINE, CA – O’Neil Software, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member and provider in records and information management software solutions, proudly announces its successful completion of the SOC 2...
CORDELE, GA – Harris American Company, an i-SIGMA corporate partner member, is pleased to announce the launch of the new company website at HarrisAmericanCo.com as we continue the...
The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association® (i-SIGMA) takes concerns about secure data disposition seriously and values the engagement of stakeholders who share our commitment to accountability...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lincoln, NE – April 2025 – Ensuring that degaussers function properly is a critical step in secure data destruction. Data Security, Inc.®, an i-SIGMA Corporate...
Acquisition strengthens Gilmore’s leadership in records management and information security solutions MOBILE, AL, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gilmore, an i-SIGMA Service Provider Member of secure...
By Heather Fitzanko, CSDS In an age where data breaches make headlines and regulatory scrutiny is increasing across industries, NAID AAA Certified shredding companies offer a critical safeguard...
Nine industry professionals joined the ranks of their peers at the 2025 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo by officially earning their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) credentials. The CSDS...
[gallery columns="6" size="medium" ids="6700,6699,6698,6701,6702,6703"] i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member Representative and Corporate Partner Member Representative of the Year Awards and the...
April 22, 2025 This April, during the 2025 i-SIGMA Annual Conference and Expo, i-SIGMA announced the winners of the 2025 Impact Awards. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dallas, TX. 22...
February 18, 2025 – Proshred, a provider of secure shredding and recycling services, has successfully transformed its Secure Electronics Recycling (SEC) and IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) operations with the...
January 15, 2025 – Proshred, a provider of secure shredding and recycling services, has successfully revolutionized its operations with Total Recall Envision Shredding Management Software from DHS Worldwide Software...
The association would like to thank all of the voting members who participated in this year’s i-SIGMA Board of Directors Election. Voting has concluded and the results are...
In November, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2025. On February 5th, i-SIGMA voting member representatives...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i-SIGMA Releases New White Paper on the Critical Importance of NAID AAA Certification for GPOs Phoenix, AZ — 17 December, 2024 — The International Secure...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Annex.com Enables Record Centers to Win Customers 24/7 with Global E-Commerce Access [Irvine, CA] — December 12, 2024 — Annex.com, developed by O'Neil Software, an...
We’ve likely all been there, right? You’ve just bought a new computer or phone, made certain it was installed correctly, following every bit of instruction down to the...
Barrie, ON — BINS4 Shredding Inc., an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member and provider in the document destruction industry, is proud to announce its inclusion in the prestigious list...
i-SIGMA is proud to announce Flashpack Dominicana has been awarded NAID AAA and Privacy+ Certification, making it the first Dominican Republic-based company to do so. Read the full...
Gina Lentine Joins i-SIGMA as Vice President of Marketing & Events - i-SIGMA is excited to announce a significant addition to our team. Please join us in welcoming...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors announces key leadership changes following the resignation of Board President Gina Lentine, effective July 25, 2024. Lentine, who was appointed as Board President...
Jensen Beach, Florida – August 28, 2024 – CSR Privacy Solutions (CSR), an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member and privacy management provider thru its uRISQ Privacy suite, is proud...
i-SIGMA is thrilled to announce a significant addition to our team at i-SIGMA. Please join us in welcoming W. Price Brannon as our new Director of Certification. Price...
Written By: Jason Keller, CSDS of United Electronic Recycling (Coppell, TX, USA) As our office places are prioritizing sustainability goals, what actions are needed to protect private sensitive...
Written By: Jason Keller, CSDS of United Electronic Recycling (Coppell, TX, USA) Every business assumes risk, and a good amount of these risks are foreseeable and therefore relatively...
For Immediate Release May 6, 2024 CONTACT: Megan Kuhn [email protected] (989) 752-4200 [Saginaw, Michigan]-May 6, 2024- Shred Experts, LLC, an i-SIGMA Service Provider Member Company specializing in document,...
Earlier this month, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors had vacancies in its director roles due to conflicts. After convening, i-SIGMA Board President, Gina Lentine has made the key...
Two industry professionals joined the ranks of their peers at the 2024 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo by officially earning their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) credentials. The CSDS...
American Baler Company, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member and manufacturer of balers since 1945, is excited to announce an ambitious expansion project at its Bellevue, Ohio facility. The...
This April, during the 2024 i-SIGMA Annual Conference and Expo, i-SIGMA announced the winners of the 2024 Impact Awards. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nashville, TN. 17 April 2024 – The International...
i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member Representative and Corporate Partner Member Representative of the Year Awards and the Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement...
The association would like to thank all of the voting members who participated in this year’s i-SIGMA Board of Directors Election. Voting has concluded and the results are...
Raleigh North Carolina, February 1, 2024 — In a groundbreaking collaboration, 3r Machinery by Shred-Tech, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner and a provider of innovative waste management equipment, and...
In November, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2024. Next month, i-SIGMA voting member representatives will...
Look for a year-end parlimentary break update to this article in the upcoming iG Journal. Unless you live in Vancouver or Victoria, Groundhog Day in Canada is a...
AccuShred Named to Inc.’s Second Annual Power Partner Awards Recognized as a B2B partner proven to help other companies be great FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOLEDO, OHIO - October...
Shredding services are an essential aspect of information security, as they ensure that confidential information is not compromised. According to our recent poll of almost 200 secure information...
Jennie Gift: New Addition to the i-SIGMA Team as Vice President of Member Services - i-SIGMA is thrilled to announce a significant addition to our team at i-SIGMA....
No one is impervious to hacking and phishing, not even the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association. Yesterday hackers were quick enough to send a pretty convincing...
The SEC recently announced that it adopted rules requiring public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding...
i-SIGMA is pleased to announce the promotion of Kelly A. Martinez, CSDS to the esteemed position of Executive Vice President (EVP) of Marketing and Operations. This well-deserved promotion...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2023 Fort Mill, South Carolina – Veteran-owned Shred America, LLC, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, is proud to announce it has retained Privata...
By: Kelsea Eckert, Attorney The answer is often YES! A shredding company may have the right to pursue lost income from an at-fault driver and the at-fault driver’s...
[caption id="attachment_5972" align="alignright" width="115"] Angie Wade, CSDS[/caption] The i-SIGMA Board of Directors met earlier this month and approved the appointment of industry veteran and CSDS advocate, Angie Wade,...
[caption id="attachment_3703" align="alignright" width="150"] Bowman Richards, CSDS[/caption] The Nominating Committee is established within the bylaws of the association. The charge of this committee is to seek to nominate...
May 5th, 2023 – Patriot Shredding, a shredding company in the Washington, DC area, faced challenges in their route operations and sought ways to optimize their routes, increase...
April 26, 2023 - DHS Worldwide Software Solutions, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, recently unveiled its most innovative Total Recall Envision Software Release to date, Version 5.2, at...
Running a business can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to ensuring compliance with various regulations and laws. Compliance is important not only for legal and...
Three industry professionals joined the ranks of their peers at the 2023 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo by officially earning their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) credentials. The CSDS...
Company has designs on becoming the largest full service agency in Central Ontario (Barrie, ON) – NetGain, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, is pleased to announce the acquisition...
The acquisition makes NetGain the largest full-service agency in Central Ontario (Barrie, ON) – NetGain, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, announces the acquisition of Suits Social, a social...
This April, during the 2023 i-SIGMA Annual Conference and Expo, i-SIGMA announced the winners of the inaugural Impact Awards. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Las Vegas, NV., 4 May, 2023 – The...
i-SIGMA announced the recipients of multiple awards, including the Service Provider Member and Corporate Member of the Year Awards and the newly named Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award...
Upland, IN/Cordele, GA – With mixed emotions, the Recycling & Waste Equipment Division of Avis Industrial Corporation announces the retirement of Dave Kowaleski, president and general manager of...
March 2023 --Bins4 Shredding, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, is pleased to announce that we have successfully secured title and ownership of several products and molds originally held...
The association would like to thank all of the voting members who participated in this year's i-SIGMA Board of Directors Election. Voting has concluded and the results are...
Offsite storage can provide many benefits to a business, including increased security and disaster recovery capabilities. Offsite storage is valuable to an organization for the following reasons and...
Growth of onsite data destruction services, enterprise services, corporate ESG goals and data center services leads to new role. [S. Hackensack, NJ, Feb 16, 2023] — Guardian Data...
This is a press release and update from i-SIGMA Corporate Partner, American Baler Company Upland, IN - Avis Industrial Corporation is pleased to announce the formation of its...
As technology continues to advance, it is important for businesses and individuals to properly dispose of their electronic devices. While going to a computer recycling company or shredding...
The business world may be shifting its focus to the digital realm, but vigilant cybersecurity is only one aspect of data protection. In fact, Varonis reports that while...
Last month, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2023. Next month, i-SIGMA voting member representatives will...
Editors Note: This article was previously run in a 2018 NAIDNews publication. i-SIGMA decided that its information still proves accurate and relevant today, especially in light of Giving...
Earlier this year, i-SIGMA hosted a webinar by guest presenter Daniel Risen, an Employee Benefits Advisor and Business Development Executive for OneDigital. Daniel shared with Members how to...
By now, most readers have most likely heard of the Morgan Stanley Data Breach incident. The latest $35M fine from the SEC, on top of the $128.2M Morgan...
As of 1 August 2022, the association welcomed longtime industry veteran, Nathan Campbell, to head the i-SIGMA team as Chief Executive Officer. Some of you may have already...
Today, i-SIGMA announced the retirement of founding CEO Robert Johnson, CSDS effective 31 July. He will be succeeded 1 August by Nathan Campbell, an experienced industry veteran. FOR...
Yesterday, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors made several key appointments to vacancies that were left on the Certification Review Board. The following members were appointed: James Elkins, CSDS...
Yesterday, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved a reccomendation from the CSDS Board of Regents for implementation of an association podcast initiative, which would include the creation and...
[caption id="attachment_5531" align="alignright" width="201"] Samantha Gavel[/caption] The association is proud to announce that Samantha Gavel, the Privacy Commissioner of New South Wales, will open the upcoming "Data Disposition...
As announced in the press release on 16 June, the proposed Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022, (DCIA) will significantly bolster Canada’s lagging data protection laws by creating three...
[caption id="attachment_5499" align="alignright" width="250"] Shawn Byers[/caption] June 6, 2022: Bellevue, OH - American Baler Company, an i-SIGMA Corporate Partner Member, announces the retirement of Jon Sage, Parts &...
During this week's Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved revised guidelines for several membership committees. These revised guidelines help to re-align committee values and processes associated with...
When hiring a typical service provider - a painter or carpet cleaner, for instance - it’s expected that you’ll have questions. How much will it cost? When can...
[caption id="attachment_5187" align="alignright" width="150"] Rick Jackson[/caption] Earlier this week, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors made several key appointments to different membership committees. Board Directors Rick Jackson, CSDS of...
The title of this blog may seem odd coming from a person who has spent the last 22 years promoting service provider certification. Please bear with me. As...
In March of 2021, i-SIGMA concluded its annual member voting period, where members voted to see who they wished to see serve on the upcoming board. It was...
With the excitement of the 2022 i-SIGMA Conference still in the air having just wrapped last month in Orlando, FL, i-SIGMA is already working on plans for next...
i-SIGMA is pleased to announce the promotion of Olesia White to the position of Director of Certification. In her new role, Olesia will provide leadership and direction to...
Secure data destruction service commonly provides clients with containers to accumulate paper or other media prior to destruction. And, while it is true that the containers are designed...
[caption id="attachment_5379" align="alignright" width="150"] Josh Hartwell, CSDS[/caption] The i-SIGMA Board of Directors met this week and approved the appointment of three industry veterans to fill critical association roles....
The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA™) announced the recipients of the Service Provider Member and Corporate Member of the Year Awards and the Shred Nations...
Each year, the Annual i-SIGMA Conference & Expo promises to yield great industry innovations and opportunities in the Expo Hall to keep your company leading the pack. This...
The recently elected 2022 i-SIGMA Board of Directors was installed during the Member Meeting, which was held during lunch at the 2022 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo. Outgoing Board...
Six industry professionals joined the ranks of their peers this month by officially earning their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) credentials. The CSDS Program promotes and acknowledges an...
[caption id="attachment_5331" align="alignright" width="300"] A PT24 model shred truck on display at Vecoplan West in March 2022. The trucks are made in North Carolina and available for demonstration...
As part of a brand refresh, Shred-Tech®'s logo and website have undergone a redesign in order to emphasize the company’s commitment to bringing innovative shredding solutions to the...
On Tuesday, 15 March, i-SIGMA Director Tony Perrotta (Greentec/Ontario, Canada) and i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson appeared before British Columbia’s Special Committee to Review the provinces Freedom of Information...
The association would like to thank all of the voting members who participated in this year's i-SIGMA Board of Directors Election. Voting has concluded and the results are...
Fuel Surcharges are often used to mitigate the rising costs of diesel and gas. The problem is they are often used ineffectively… and worse, sometimes illegally. In an...
“Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth. Hiring was – and still is – the most important thing we do.” Marc Benioff, Founder, Chairman...
i-SIGMA is happy to announce its newest staff members. Olesia White, Administrative Assistant Certification Olesia White joins the i-SIGMA Certification Department as an Administrative Assistant. She is a...
BitRaser® Mobile Eraser v3.0.0.3 is an ideal solution for mobile processors, retailers, device repair and recycling operators that helps them achieve scalability and efficiency in operations by wiping...
It is once again time for i-SIGMA’s yearly election to fill open seats on the Board of Directors. To aid in the smooth and proper completion of this...
Next Month, in addition to choosing the next President-elect and Directors, the i-SIGMA Ballot will ask eligible voters to ratify amended bylaws. The amendment, which have already been...
Regional Office Features Technology and Distribution Center [caption id="attachment_5233" align="alignright" width="300"] Vecoplan opened its new office in Eastvale, California in late 2021.[/caption] Vecoplan has expanded its national footprint...
March Elections Quickly Approaching Last month, candidates were nominated to serve in seats that will be open on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors in 2022. On 1 March,...
Each year, the Annual i-SIGMA Conference & Expo promises to yield great industry innovations and opportunities in the Expo Hall to keep your company leading the pack. This...
Jensen Beach, FL. – The worldwide pandemic has brought increased attention to privacy, CSR Privacy Solutions (CSR), a privacy compliance company headquartered in Jensen Beach, Florida, has hired new staff to...
As of 1 January 2022, association members are identified as i-SIGMA members, disallowing any further reference to NAID membership or PRISM International membership, and disallowing the use of...
Three updates have been made to the Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®) Handbook after the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved a recommendation from the CSDS Board of Regents....
Last week, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved the appointment of Jordan Peace of ACCESS (Woburn, MA, USA) to the office of Treasurer, filling a vacancy that resulted...
At some point, every i-SIGMA Service Provider Member will face the potential of either selling a used shred truck or buying one. Many will likely face both. Not only...
i-SIGMA Sunsets NAID and PRISM International Membership Designations and Websites: Certification Programs Unaffected FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., 13 January 2022 – To remove market confusion between membership...
Stop Leaving Money on the Table. On Tuesday, 12 April at 9 a.m., there is a session that describes dozens of ways i-SIGMA members (including ITADs, Shredders, RIM providers)...
How does this change apply to member-companies? As of 1 January 2022, ALL i-SIGMA members must discontinue the use of the NAID membership logo and/or the PRISM International...
First of all, it is important to remember that i-SIGMA is a non-profit trade association with a mission to improve market conditions for all its members, and the...
i-SIGMA owes its success to the hundreds of member representatives who have served on its more than 20 leadership bodies over the years. In fact, at any point...
Calling all Service Provider Member Representatives! Board of Director nominations are now open. The i-SIGMA Nominating Committee asks those in the industry to please consider who might already...
Quebec’s Bill 64 was passed unanimously becoming the most recent example of the continued conveyor belt of regulations inspired by the EU General Data Protection Directive that focuses...
PRESS RELEASE October 6, 2021 Vecoplan has augmented its after-sales department with new leadership and team members to better service its customers. Leading the department is Mitchell Hall,...
Gone—for now anyway—are the days when finding and retaining good employees could be taken for granted. The recent i-SIGMA member survey, along with many conversations with members on what to...
The eagerly awaited i-SIGMA Compliance Monitoring Service has arrived. Starting immediately, many service providers will use it, and soon clients around the world will begin seeing promotions encouraging...
When the i-SIGMA Board of Directors met in February of this year for a strategic planning meeting, the importance of best supporting all members, including Associate/Vendor Members was...
Margaret Meier, CSDS of Ultrashred Technologies, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL, USA) has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors, filling a sudden vacancy, marking...
In the face of continuing concern over workforce stability, i-SIGMA launched another of its popular Flash Surveys. What follows is a breakdown of member-responses regarding their ability to...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Rod Ivey of BEST Shredding (Coquitlam, BC, CA) to serve as chair of the Complaint Resolution Council (CRC)....
Perhaps in anticipation of the death of the federal Bill C-11 introducing GDPR-based amendments to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA), policy makers in the...
It is understandable that most organizations today want to do the right thing when destroying discarded media on which is recorded personal and competitive information. And, in this...
To remove market confusion between membership and certification, members recently approved a bylaws change limiting the use of NAID and PRISM International to the association's certification programs. As...
Bellevue, OH. June 28, 2021 - American Baler Company, an i-SIGMA Associate member, is proud to announce improvements to their 2-Ram balers. The W721 and W828 2-Ram balers...
Guest Article By: Joshua D. Hundeby-DeVries, CSDS Editor’s Note: In light of current market dynamics, where many clients now find their employees working from home, it seems appropriate...
Thursday, May 20, 2021 – DHS Worldwide Software Solutions, an i-SIGMA Associate member, is proud to announce the recent expansion to the DHS support and Quality Assurance Team. This...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : June 7, 2021 Gilmore Services, an i-SIGMA Associate member, and a data and document security company based out of Pensacola, Florida, has rebranded itself...
The NAID AAA Rules Committee and the PRISM Privacy+ Committee have both approved new specifications that will require certified firms to designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and...
(This blog is provided for perspective only and not to be taken as legal advice) As I often remind service providers, though i-SIGMA certifications (NAID AAA/PRISM Privacy+) require...
After almost a year of discussion and review, including the solicitation of member and expert comment, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the PRISM Privacy+ Certification specifications...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Barry Payne (pictured right) of ACCESS (Woburn, MA, USA) to serve as a member of the Complaint Resolution...
In preparation for next year’s elections, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the members of the 2022 i-SIGMA Nominating Committee. In commenting on the approval, 2022 Nominating...
i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson will make two event speaking appearances in June, one of them being in person for the first time in more than a year. On...
[caption id="attachment_3978" align="alignright" width="133"] Tim Oberst[/caption] The Board of Directors has approved the appointments of Tim Oberst of Ohio Mobile Shredding (Columbus, OH, USA) and Richard Steed of...
While the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Virtual Conference just wrapped last month, i-SIGMA is already working on plans for next year’s conference. With this in mind, the...
In February, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors determined it was important to not only acknowledge the needs of the association’s Vendor Members but include them in the conversation...
Author's Note: In writing this, I am acutely aware that many i-SIGMA members find themselves at this time having trouble finding good employees. Despite that fact, or maybe...
Last week i-SIGMA held the 2021 NAID & PRISM International Virtual Conference. It was the first ever fully virtual conference for the association, but as with all initiatives,...
The Board of Directors has approved a recommendation to expand the responsibility of the Certification Review Board (CRB) from oversight of only NAID AAA Certification to also include...
After months of deliberations, including both an orientation webinar, a 30-day open comment period, and final modifications by the Certification Rules Committee, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has...
You’ve heard it before because it’s true; one piece of knowledge that can improve your business is worth many times the price of conference admission. And, under the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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®...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Funny how, for a minute, we thought the shutdown was going to slow things down. It didn’t. i-SIGMA members found themselves up to their eyeballs in PPP loan...
As all NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+ Certified service providers have been informed, there are four new certification specifications going into effect on 1 January 2021. While that...
Last month the Board of Directors approved the Nominating Committee with the provision to add a PRISM International membership for greater representation. The complexion of the committee already...
Earlier this month, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved changes to the association’s bylaws in an effort to remove confusion and streamline membership. If ratified by the membership...
Running a business in a regulated space comes with wearing many hats and the struggle to ensure that you’re meeting the proper requirements on many levels, from human...
Updated NAID AAA Certification and PRISM Privacy+ Certification applications are now available on the NAID and PRISM International websites. Included are the applications to apply for or renew...
At this month’s Board of Directors meeting, Immediate Past President Angie Singer-Keating presented her recommendations for Nominating Committee. The Board approved these and requested the addition of one...
i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson was one of several speakers at a virtual conference held October 21 by the Western Michigan Chapter of ARMA, where he spoke on the...
The health and safety of i-SIGMA members and the communities they serve continues to be a top priority for the association. It is with their best interest in...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Bowman Richards, CSDS of Nashville, TN-based Richards & Richards, LLC as Chair of the Complaint Resolution Council (CRC)....
The Percentage of Customers Refusing Services The number of service providers reporting 10% or Less of their current customers are still refusing service has increased to 53%, continuing...
For all the bad things about the pandemic shutdown, one thing is certain; it has forced you to reduce your operations down to the basics. You had no...
ARCHDALE, N.C. – Vecoplan, LLC*’s North Carolina assembly line is building the 50th PT24 Mobile Shred Truck since its “reintroduction” last year with an important new feature: a...
UPDATE. Please read our update to move the 2021 Conference virtually Many members have wondered if the association will be hosting an in-person conference this coming spring. The...
During a strategic planning session of the Board of Directors earlier in 2020, the then Board Presidents, Angie Singer Keating and Christopher Jones, had requested an audit of...
I was recently asked if there was any information on how certain categories of business… say financial … might be generating more business for i-SIGMA members than another...
METUCHEN, NJ, Sep 01, 2020: Stellar announces new release of BitRaser®, an i-SIGMA Associate Member. BitRaser is a simple, powerful data erasure and diagnostic tool which enables users...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
First, I would like to commend Morgan Stanley. They somehow learned IT assets disposed of four years ago may not have been properly wiped by the vendor they...
While i-SIGMA members continue to see improvements in the economy, the most recent Member Sentiment Survey shows steady improvement in all but one of the five issues the...
There’s an old joke where a guy says that between him and his brother, they know everything. And, when he is summarily presented with a question he can’t...
Things are tough. It perfectly understandable that you, your staff, and your customers are unsettled. It’s going to be that way for a while. As it stands, there’s...
i-SIGMA is inviting members to comment on proposed amendments to the NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+ Certification specifications through 10 August 2020. The three changes that apply only...
i-SIGMA continues to be here as a resource to members during this time of evolving difficulty. Here are updates for members this week: Announcing FREE Road to Recovery...
We are happy to report it appears the improvements and optimism reflected in last month’s survey results continue. More Customers are Paying for Services In April, 37% of...
In March, i-SIGMA announced changes to PRISM Privacy+ Certification making it not only more affordable but also a much stronger sales tool. March is also when COVID-19 made...
By: Tom Dumez, CHP, CSCS With my many years of involvement with PRISM and so many relationships that have been formed over the years, I am asked by...
Jennie Gift, CSDS, of Record Nations/Shred Nations has been elected to serve as a Director on the i-SIGMA Board, filling a seat defined by the bylaws to represent...
The Board of Directors has approved the appointments of the following three industry veterans to the i-SIGMA Membership Committee: Paul Kearns, Kefron Group Limited, Dublin, Ireland Christopher Jones,...
Even though the NAID and PRISM International 2020 Conference and Expo was unable to showcase its wonderful expo hall this year, our exhibitors still have a fantastic lineup...
Facility and staff expansion occurs to support company growth. ARCHDALE, N.C. – Vecoplan, LLC has invested in its facility and staff to increase focus on the paper and...
i-SIGMA continues to be here as a resource to members during this time of evolving difficulty. Here are updates for members this week: Discover Resources Offered From Associate...
By: Cory Layes Shredders across the country have experienced a significant downturn in business due to COVID-19. Over the past two months we have spoken to a large...
When i-SIGMA President Pat DeVries brought the first meeting of the newly elected i-SIGMA Board of Directors to order on the 13th of May at 3:00 p.m. EDT,...
Effective next week, i-SIGMA auditors have authorization to resume scheduled audits of NAID AAA and PRISM Privacy+ Certified operations. As previously announced, audits conducted during the initial resumption...
You’ve heard the predictions. The COVID-19 shutdown will change things forever, and work-from-home will soon be the new normal. Mother Nature and the government decided we were all...
IG Industry Trade Association Delivers First Member Elected Board Since Merger PHOENIX, Ariz., May 14, 2020 – Recently, the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA™) asked...
Governments around the world are beginning to lay out guidelines and best practices as they start to announce roll-out plans for re-opening businesses in the near future. By...
No, I’m not being trite, talking about what you can do before a crisis begins when we’re two+ months deep into one! While no one could have planned...
As secure data destruction and/or records and information management business, your services truly are essential. While governments release restrictions and economies prepare to re-open, it is important for...
After months of news going from bad to worse, there are signs things might be turning around. Stock markets around the world seem to thinks so. So do...
The association would like to thank all of the voting members who participated in the first-ever i-SIGMA Board of Directors Election. Voting has concluded and the results are...
i-SIGMA continues to be here as a resource to members during this time of evolving difficulty. Here are updates for members this week: Preparing for What Comes Next...
By Bob Johnson, i-SIGMA CEO Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion of four of the smartest people in the secure destruction and RIM...
i-SIGMA continues to be here as a resource to members during this time of evolving difficulty. Here are updates for members this week: Webinar - Preparing for What...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a recommendation from the CSDS Board of Regents to create a mentoring program for those interested in earning their Certified Secure...
A blog by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson discusses how i-SIGMA members can constructively use any downtime resulting from the current shutdown. _________ Did you know the saying “When...
A blog by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson discusses how i-SIGMA members can constructively use any downtime resulting from the current shutdown. _________ Did you know the saying “When...
i-SIGMA continues to be here as a resource to members during this time of evolving difficulty. Here are updates for members this week: Webinar: How to Maintain Your...
i-SIGMA has created a generic letter that can be presented to law enforcement authorities explaining service providers' Essential Services status during the COVID-19 pandemic. i-SIGMA member may use...
NAID and PRISM International Members will elect a new Board of Directors next month. In preparation, the current Interim Board has approved the official slate of candidates from...
Earlier this month, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved three key appointments to association leadership councils. Amanda Cavanah, Director of Compliance & Risk Management for Access, was approved...
PRESS RELEASE March 5, 2020 ARCHDALE, N.C. – Vecoplan LLC, to support company growth, has hired a new marketing department head and has named a new director over...
WOBURN, Mass., February 11, 2020 – Access, records and information management (RIM) services provider, today announced the acquisition of Information Governance Solutions (IGS), the creator of Virgo. An...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved four bylaws changes that will improve efficiency and create a stronger association and industry. They are now seeking member approval to...
By Bob Johnson By far the most significant benefit of my nearly 30 years involvement with NAID and now i-SIGMA has been the number of inspiring people I’ve...
For Immediate Release: January 9, 2020 Press Release American Baler Company - Canadian Territory Change American Baler Company announces BaleForce as new distributor for Canada (Bellevue, OH) -...
For immediate release: Allegheny Shredders New Sales Team As many of you may have already heard, Evelyn Jefferson aka Shredder Mom is retiring from her position of VP...
Effective January 1, 2020, NAID AAA Certification will require policies and procedures to be updated to address requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a bylaws amendment that removed language that unintentionally prevented electronic balloting for the upcoming Board election. As the i-SIGMA CEO explains,...
On November 1 of last year, Canadian businesses became subject to new mandatory breach reporting regulations under Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and...
The PRISM International Divisional Leadership Committee recently propositioned a survey that sought member feedback in determining the resource and educational needs of members. The results have been recorded...
Shred School 2019 wrapped up earlier this month with its final stop in Portland. While every attendee from all three destinations stated they would consider attending again, they...
Though i-SIGMA continues to produce new marketing tools like the recently released Universally Compliant Service Provider Contract, members are reminded they should continue to take advantage of those...
The premise of my last blog was that there is a big benefit to developing your revenue model based on data security services (i.e., consistent revenue). I explained...
Parts & Service Teams from Vecoplan in the US and Germany Attend ARCHDALE, NC / October 16, 2019 ----- The Parts & Service Department management teams from Vecoplan...
Early Monday morning an email from the Compliance Officer (CO) of a large client organization has been received by the Operations Manager (OM). Not the ideal way to...
NAID and PRISM International are bringing secure data destruction and records & information management opportunities into focus. The 2020 Conference & Expo registration and hotel room block, which...
The association will close out another year of strong outreach with an appearance by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson at this month’s RIMPA Live Conference and Expo in Melbourne,...
Although the proposed PRISM Privacy+ Certification applies to records management services, NAID members are invited to comment on the revised approach and new specifications. Under the proposed structure,...
While the downturn in prices of recycled materials affects all information destruction companies, some are feeling them more than others. Service providers – both on the electronics side...
i-SIGMA will close out another year of strong outreach with an appearance by CEO Bob Johnson at this month’s RIMPA Live Conference and Expo in Melbourne, Australia. “Records...
i-SIGMA is officially requesting member comments on the proposed changes to the Privacy+ Certification program that are intended to make it both more accessible and more relevant. Under...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In a previous PRISM International blog, there was a discussion related to RIM providers responding to issues of abandoned records within a record center. As a follow-up to...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors feels the association could do more to help members control increasing insurance premiums and has created the Insurance Oversight Committee (IOC) to do...
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...
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...
5 Walkup Drive Westborough, MA 01581 508-366-1488 www.semshred.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Security Engineered Machinery Introduces Dual Shredder for Classified and CUI Paper and Optical Media...
Who pays the bill when the company declares bankruptcy? When a practitioner retires and/or meets an untimely death–who pays the RIM service invoice? What about the outstanding invoices...
With the availability of the new i-SIGMA Contract Template, it’s time for a conversation. Contracts are a pain. Why make a big deal out of something about which most...
It is commonly understood that professional services command significant economic advantage over services requiring no perceived expertise. For most, medical doctors come to mind, and even within their...
By Bob Johnson The unethical business practices found in every business have one thing in common; they prey on customers who don’t know any better. It’s not the...
By Ray Barry, Managing Partner at Shred America The most important quality that top sales professionals and business owners possess is, without a doubt, a positive attitude. I...
By: Gail Bisbee, RN, BSN If so – you may be misleading the client! A record center or service provider as a company is not a “certifiable” entity...
Having served on the NAID Communications & Marketing Committee (CMC) for a number of years, Tom Schreyer, CSDS of Affordable Shred out of Buffalo, IL had no qualms...
Most people rely on their intuitive instincts when negotiating, according to ANZ Conference Keynote speaker Michael Klug, which is the single most unreliable way to get the desired...
It is not unusual for a trade association to have a Code of Ethics. They all do, and they are quick to point to them as standards to...
Attendees at the upcoming i-SIGMA ANZ Conference will learn how helping customers prepare for their data breach notification responsibilities… Showcases their professionalism Insulates their customers from competitors Provides...
NAID members will soon receive the first edition of the new iG Journal, which replaces the NAIDnews as the association’s flagship publication this year. In advance of the mailing, we’re giving...
When asked if he was intimidated by the success of the 2019 NAID & PRISM International Conference and Exposition last April, newly appointed 2020 Conference Committee chairman Keith...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Tony Perrotta, CEO of Ontario, Canada-based Greentec, as a Director. Of the appointment, Perrotta said, “I have long...
Included among the impressive list of unveilings at the 18 July i-SIGMA ANZ Conference is the new, highly anticipated RIM/Destruction Service Provider contract. And, according to i-SIGMA CEO...
The results of the 2019 i-SIGMA ANZ Consumer Attitudes Study are designed to provide insight on many crucial records and information management practices and trends. How business records...
With the first call-in meeting of the PRISM Division Leadership Committee (DLC), members were energized and ready to brainstorm. As defined in the i-SIGMA bylaws, the committee is...
Michael Klug AM is one of Australia’s pioneering lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). He is also one of the original founders of LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative...
With the merger of NAID and PRISM International, i-SIGMA became one of the largest information services provider associations in the world; making it an attractive ally to professional...
There has been an important change to the i-SIGMA staff. Effective this month, Katie Mahoney, i-SIGMA Director of Certification Programs, is leaving us to raise her young son....
An exciting research project has been initiated in the Asian RIM market. i-SIGMA has contracted with an independent researcher, familiar with the RIM industry, to explore the potential...
Why do clients pick one service provider over another? What business sectors still prefer shredding in-house? Who’s making the records management decision and how does that vary by...
The Nominating Committee plays an important role within the association. It is their job to oversee nominations and elections for the Board of Directors year over year. More...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Nate Segall of Ohio-based AccuShred to serve as chairman of the NAID Divisional Leadership Committee (NAID DLC). Per...
Come the first of July, the new NAID AAA Certification – Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Endorsement will officially replace the ASIO T4 qualification for secure destruction firms...
Phoenix, Ariz., April 30, 2019– The NAID 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...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., April 24, 2019 – The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA™) announced earlier this month at the NAID & PRISM International Conference...
It is not unusual for a trade association to have a Code of Ethics. They all do, and they are quick to point to them as standards to...
Gail W. Bisbee, PRISM SME As we review the penalties handed down to Washington State University (WSU) most recently for failure to protect confidential data, two words come to mind...
PRISM International Members at the 2019 Conference wasted no time letting Gail Bisbee know how happy they are to have her in their corner. From the opening session...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., April 24, 2019 – The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association™ (i-SIGMA™) announced earlier this month at the NAID & PRISM International Conference &...
Under the i-SIGMA bylaws, the NAID Division Leadership Committee (DLC) is responsible to ensure the Board of Directors maintains a focus on issues relevant to secure destruction service providers....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Study of Second-Hand Electronics in India First to Employ NAID Principles PHOENIX, Ariz. April 8, 2019- The National Association for Information Destruction® (NAID®) is proud to...
PRISM International has been made aware of duplicate sales tax collection requirements imposed on New Jersey-based members doing business with New York customers. This sets a dangerous precedent...
WOBURN, Mass. April 2, 2019 – Access, a member of NAID and PRISM International, is a privately-held records and information management (RIM) services provider that announced this week the...
PRISM Privacy+ Certification is a prestigious international certification program that allows records and information management companies to demonstrate a commitment to ensuring the privacy of information. The association has...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved funding to investigate the best options for confronting duplicate sales tax collection requirements imposed on New Jersey-based members doing business with...
The upcoming edition of E-Scrap Magazine will include an article by i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson discussing the impact of the current regulatory changes on electronic recyclers. Titled “Here...
Over the past months, we’ve provided close-ups of individual cutting-edge sessions for the upcoming NAID & PRISM International Annual Conference & Expo. When taken as a whole, however, a...
The NAID & PRISM International 2019 Conference & Expo promises to yield cutting edge technology, new products, and plenty of interest in the exhibit hall. Additionally, many exhibitors will be offering...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cory Layes, General Manager P: (855) 792-4050 M: (705) 220-6481 [email protected] BINS4 Shredding Inc. Announcing New Distribution Points in Illinois and Texas Adding Convenience, Time...
A proposal for the Data Protection Association (DPA) to formally wrap into i-SIGMA has been accepted by the i-SIGMA and DPA Boards of Directors. As a result, the...
In an effort to determine the preferences, habits, awareness, and regulatory compliance of records storage and data destruction decision-makers in North America and Australia, the i-SIGMA Board of...
After a few months on the job reaching out to as many PRISM International companies as possible, PRISM International Subject Matter Expert Gail W. Bisbee, RN, BSN shares...
It’s been twenty years since Dr. Simpson Garfunkel conducted the first study analyzing the extent to which personal information remained on second-hand hard drives. In the intervening decade,...
A Consumer Attitude Study to determine the preferences, habits, awareness and regulatory compliance of records storage and data destruction decision-makers in North America and Australia has been approved...
The i-SIGMA and Data Protection Association (DPA) Boards of Directors have voted to accept a proposal for the DPA to formally become a part of the larger organization. As...
Retaining a dedicated in-house RIM Subject Matter Expert (SME) was one of the most important benefits of the association’s recent merger according to i-SIGMA co-President, Christopher Jones. “In...
It has been confirmed that i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson will be a featured speaker at RIMPA Live 2019 being held in Melbourne this October. The event is the...
Thinking Outside the Box: Value-Added RIM Services that Build Sustained Revenue and Customer Loyalty. IBM and Xerox were once brick and mortar manufacturing operations. Not anymore. To thrive in...
The NAID & PRISM International 2019 Conference & Expo promises to yield cutting edge technology, new products, and plenty of interest in the exhibit hall. Here is a sneak peek from...
i-SIGMA co-President Angie Singer Keating has accepted an invitation to testify in person before the New Jersey Assembly on March 11 in support of the association’s proposed amendments...
The i-SIGMA ANZ Committee has approved the preliminary list of sessions for its one-day regional NAID & PRISM International conference. According to ANZ Committee chair Renee Pryor of Shred-X,...
Over the years, abandoned records have been among the most common and troubling causes of data security breaches. This usually happens when an organization goes out of business,...
PRISM Privacy+ Certification currently requires either the SSAE 18 or SOC 2 audits as a baseline. And, up until recently, those relying on the PRISM-designated accounting firm, Kirkpatrick...
Vero, an i-SIGMA Associate Member, is a provider of small business data breach solutions serving tens of thousands of business customers nationwide. Vero partners with premier ID theft...
The NAID & PRISM International 2019 Conference & Expo promises to yield cutting edge technology, new products, and plenty of interest in the exhibit hall. Here is a sneak peek from...
The i-SIGMA ANZ Committee has approved the preliminary list of sessions for its one-day regional NAID & PRISM International conference. According to ANZ Committee chair Renee Pryor of Shred-X,...
To assure the NAID and PRISM International divisions of i-SIGMA keep an eye on their respective interests, the association bylaws required each to be overseen by a Divisional...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First PRISM International Privacy+ Certification in India is Awarded to Ninestars Information Technologies. Phoenix, Ariz., February 12, 2019 – PRISM International is proud to announce Ninestars...
Stop by Booth 211 at the 2019 Annual Conference to learn about the latest developments for the records and information management industry from O’Neil Software. Introducing oneilCloud Version 4.0 Manage...
RouteOptix, Inc. a long-time Associate Member, is unveiling its new web portal offering with demos available during the 2019 NAID & PRISM International Conference & Expo in April. MANAGE DOCUMENTS These...
Bins4 Shredding, an i-SIGMA Associate Member, is pleased to announce that it will be launching a whole new line of secure collection containers for paper and e-waste this...
More and more, we rely on automation to make our work lives easier. It’s critical that the solutions we’re using provide peace-of-mind. According to i-SIGMA Associate Member Andrews...
New to this year’s NAID & PRISM International 2019 Conference Exhibit Hall is Compliance Publishing Corporation. They bring with them CPShred, a single online application in a secured...
Together the NAID and PRISM International Conference Committee have worked to ensure top caliber sessions and presenters for its annual conference and exhibition. The 2019 Conference & Expo...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors met last month and approved the appointment of two industry veterans to fill critical association roles. Past President Eric Haas recently sold his...
Under the terms of the NAID and PRISM International merger, each division will be guided by a Leadership Committee as dictated by the association’s new bylaws. Last month,...
In January, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved the appointment of Michael Payton, CSDS, to serve as chairman of the PRISM Privacy+ Certification™ Committee. According to the Subject...
PRISM International is proud to announce Ninestars Information Technologies has been awarded Privacy+ Certification™, making it the first India-based firm to do so. Commenting on the accomplishment, i-SIGMA...
Over the years, the NAID and PRISM International Annual Conferences have become known for hosting the industry’s most exciting innovations, with the suppliers using these events to unveil new...
Several NAID members have recently asked about the dissolution of the Medical Waste Management Association (MWMA). According to i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson, it’s understandable that members would come...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has commissioned Australian-based Information Integrity Solutions (IIS), headed by the country’s former Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton, to add the final touches to what...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors approved the appointment of two industry veterans to fill critical association roles. Past President Eric Haas recently sold his firm to a company...
Thanks to the past advocacy efforts of NAID on behalf of its members: Information destruction has been included in regulations that originally ignored it Responsibility for the destruction...
NAID and PRISM International have a well-earned reputation for industry expertise. Over the years, these organizations have answered thousands of questions from members covering every imaginable industry issue....
Are you interested in demonstrating your professionalism in the secure data destruction industry and closing more sales? Earn your credentials and become a Certified Secure Destruction Specialist® (CSDS®). The CSDS...
5 Walkup Drive Westborough, MA 01581 508-366-1488 www.semshred.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Security Engineered Machinery Introduces New Optical Media Shredder Secure data destruction device manufacturer releases the Model 0200...
While running a business, a variety of questions are bound to arise. Do you ever wish you just had someone you could easily reach out to for an...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has commissioned Australian-based Information Integrity Solutions (IIS), headed by the country’s former Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton, to add the final touches to what...
Dr. Ross Federgreen is no stranger to PRISM International members. He’s spoken at the annual conference frequently and is widely considered a leading authority on the impact of...
Barrie, ONT, Canada, Jan. 2 2019- All Source Security MFG Corp has been selected as the category winner for the 2018 Manufacturing Business Excellence Award at the Barrie Chamber of Commerce Business...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications It has been my privilege to serve as editor of the NAIDnews these past two years. I hope this association...
Under the terms of the NAID/PRISM International merger, each division will be guided by a Leadership Committee as dictated by the association’s new bylaws. Last month, the i-SIGMA...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., December 19, 2018 – EWASTE+ of Victor, New York is the first electronics recycling firm to add solid state device (SSD) media erasure...
It is after several meetings and thoughtful deliberation that the i-SIGMA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has formed a mission statement for the association...
After many iterations and considerable wrangling, the i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a new Mission Statement for PRISM International. “The mission statement of any organization serves as...
Among the many new initiatives of the i-SIGMA Board of Directors is the creation of a committee charged with reviewing and making recommendations for improving PRISM International’s PRIVACY+ Certification....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Baler Company Announces New Hire for Key Account Sales December 3, 2018, Bellevue, OH – American Baler Company is proud to announce and welcome Sean...
NAID-Japan hosted more than 120 secure destruction professionals and a dozen exhibitors at its first conference, exceeding all expectations, and demonstrating that the beginnings of a strong organization...
This week, the planning committee for the 2019 NAID & PRISM International Conference and Expo announced the event’s keynote speaker is NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long. Michael Payton,...
On the heels of California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CPA) mimicking much of what is contained in the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a bill that...
The session titled, Navigating Conversions: How to Make Money and Build Loyalty by Helping Clients Convert from Analog to Digital Records Management is just one of the many sessions at the...
NAID is proud to announce the NAID AAA Certification of Tejoury, a Saudi-based information management and secure data destruction firm, making it the first company to in that...
NAID founder and i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson will speak in Tokyo on November 20 at a one-day event marking the first conference of NAID-Japan. The event is expected...
Records and Information Management (RIM) service providers should note that data breach notification requirements went into effect across Canada on November 1. The requirement is a result of...
Data breach notification requirements go into effect across Canada on November 1. The requirement is a result of language in the Digital Privacy Act of 2015 (Bill S-4) amending...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications When I think of autumn, my mind’s eye sees burnt orange leaves the color of the sunset swirling down in...
With NAID and PRISM International now under roof, some NAID members may have initially worried that the marriage would spread the association's in-house expertise a little too thin....
Last week, the network of independent electronics recycling companies operating under the e-Stewards Certification announced that NAID AAA Certification would serve as the required verification for meeting secure...
Though the CSDS® exam itself isn’t any easier this year, taking it now is. The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a program wherein existing Certified Secure Destruction Specialists® (CSDSs)...
You can now register for the 2019 Annual PRISMConference. This coming year’s event brings back the Exhibit Hall dedicated to RIM Industry suppliers and is more robust than ever,...
There were several objectives at the heart of PRISM International merging with NAID to form i-SIGMA, including stronger back office support and greater efficiencies for the association. This...
In the crown of PRISM International, perhaps there is no jewel so prestigious as Privacy+, the international certification program that the division offers, allowing information management companies to...
PRISM International member Tejoury, the first RIM service provider to obtained Privacy+ Certification in Saudi Arabi, has announced the acquisition of Archivey – a well-known records management company...
“When you boil it down to basics, an association’s Code of Ethics is where it all starts,” says i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson. “They reflect the industry’s values.” “But...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved Gail Bisbee to serve as PRISM International’s RIM Subject Matter Expert (SME). Bisbee is a well-known and highly-regarded figure as the former CEO...
NAID is proud to announce that Andy Davis and his company Trident Manor have been contracted to serve as auditors for NAID AAA Certifications in Europe effective 1 October. Based...
When the growth of the NAID chapter in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) reached a certain point, the association first retained Emma Heath to assist with committee management...
September 21, 2018- Tejoury, a PRISM International member and the first RIM service provider to obtained Privacy+ Certification in Saudi Arabi, has announced the acquisition of Archivey – a...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved a recommendation from the NAID Certification Rules Committee to add Solid State Device (SSD) erasure to the media covered by NAID...
The Board of Directors have approved the association’s Complaint Resolution Guidelines, which outline the process by which ethics complaints are submitted, received, and evaluated. According to i-SIGMA CEO Bob...
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the Code of Ethics to which members of NAID and PRISM International will be held accountable. “Being bound by a common...
In academia, the mantra is “publish or perish.” And, while that may not be the case in the world of RIM services, it is hard to argue that a...
There are many reasons a company chooses to be part of any association. One is that the association should do for members the things better done as an...
PRISM International is proud to announce DeVries Business Services is the first records management firm in Washington state to be awarded PRIVACY+ Certification. In commenting on his company’s accomplishment,...
Among the many things accomplished at the first meeting of the combined NAID/PRISM International Board, was the re-installation of the many of sub-boards and committees responsible for the...
NAID has a tradition of taking its message to the streets and this year is no exception. Shred School 2018: For the sixth year in a row, the...
Chicago, Illinois – August 29, 2018 – Mid America Paper Recycling, an i-SIGMA member, announced today that Paul Pirkle has been selected for the role of president. Don Gaines...
July 13, 2018, Orange Park, FL – DHS Worldwide Software Solutions, a PRISM International member offering information and destruction management software globally, is proud to announce the release of Total...
August 2, 2018, Orange Park, FL – DHS Worldwide Software Solutions, a PRISM International member offering information management technology software, is pleased to announce its newly redesigned corporate look, which...
“As is usually the case,” says i-SIGMA CEO Bob Johnson, “NAID members ready and able to react to the new Colorado data destruction law stand to reap major...
Among the many things accomplished at the first meeting of the combined NAID/PRISM Int’l Board, was the re-installation of the many of sub-boards and committees responsible for the...
Earlier this month, in yet another sign of the program’s growing international relevance, member-company Tejoury became the first RIM service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to achieve the PRIVACY+...
The interim i-SIGMA Board of Directors is comprised of the existing PRISM International Board of Directors and NAID Board of Directors as each stood after this year’s spring...
PRISM International is looking for members to serve on the conference planning committee. According to Jamie Hughes, i-SIGMA’s Director of Programs and Events, conference planning will take about...
The hiring of a RIM subject matter expert (SME) specifically to represent and advise members of the PRISM International division was one of the big initial “wins,” of...
Due to the merger, PRISM International has renewed vigor in every area of the association. This includes excitement for the 2019 conference. We value member and industry input...
UNDER EMBARGO/ July 31, 2018 9:00 a.m. Eastern Records and Information Management (RIM) Leader Adds 10 Locations in North America with Arkive Acquisition Boston and Atlanta, July 24, 2018 Access, a...
WESTBOROUGH, MA, July 18, 2018 —Security Engineered Machinery Co., Inc. (SEM), a global leader in high-security information end-of-life solutions, is pleased to announce that D. Todd Busic has been...
In the coming weeks, some Europe-based members will receive a short list of questions regarding the initial impact of the GDPR on their business operations, since its effective...
As a result of the recent PRISM-NAID merger, PRISM International daily operations are now under the i-SIGMA management team. Please reach out to staff with any needs. Note:...
With the recent-completed merger between PRISM International and NAID now history, the combined Board of Directors, as well as the i-SIGMA management team, are gearing up for a...
On July 26th, PRISM International members in California are invited to attend a free webinarexplaining how to use California’s new Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as currently written, to grow...
Even now that the merger is official, it will take time to bring the merged house into order. The home office staff are already making exciting headway these...
It would be nice if a merger were like flipping a switch: Today we are separate. FLIP! Now, we are one. However, anyone in operations can tell you, nothing is quite...
July 10, 2018 Announcing a webinar, FREE to members, that explains how California’s new Consumer Privacy Act specifically impacts secure data destruction service providers. NAID CEO Bob Johnson...
I am a dinosaur fan. There is something about them – perhaps a culmination of their might, gentleness, ferocity, biological intrigue, and historical mystery that captures my attention...
The NAID Board of Directors made several key committee appointments in June, in addition to extending the terms of others. Michael Payton, CSDS of The Data Vault was...
Starting next month, members achieving or renewing NAID AAA Certification will be issued the new certificate designed to give customers a better explanation of the program’s role and...
On May 29, the Colorado state legislature passed House Bill 18-1128, giving organizations doing business there yet another reason to make sure they’re properly destroying any and all...
It was only one month ago that the PRISM International membership ratified plans to merge with NAID. Since then, both organizations have been working hard behind the scenes...
Bob Johnson, CEO, NAID May 25th was the effective date for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As the most progressive data protection regulation on the planet, it is...
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect last week and its reach extends beyond European borders. Earlier this year, NAID CEO Bob Johnson explained in E-Scrap magazine...
With the announcement of the NAID and PRISM International merger, members of both organizations have new questions. Get the answers you seek with this merger update. Merger Questions...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The initial sentence of the announcement says it all: Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Industry, pursuant to subsection 26(1) of the Personal...
On April 25, NAID CEO Bob Johnson will address the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on the role of proper data disposal in avoiding data security breaches. The...
For Immediate Release: Phoenix, Ariz., April 14, 2018 – The NAID 2018 Conference and Expo held last week in Nashville is where the National Association for Information Destruction®(NAID®)...
Last week, NAID CEO Bob Johnson spoke at the ARMA Great NW Regional Conference, "Breaking Bad Barriers – Elements for Success" held in Seattle on April 5-6. RIM...
In March, the NAID Board of Directors unanimously approved bylaws that would result in a merger between NAID and PRISM International. As with all such bylaws changes, member...
A recently released study spearheaded by a Canadian physician and subsequently published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) exposed the fact that the large hospital where she is...
With next week’s member vote to ratify the approved amendment of the association’s bylaws and merger with PRISM International, NAID has received several questions from members. The Board...
As many readers know, last week NAID President Eric Haas announced a special meeting of members to be held by electronic ballot between March 26 and April 6,...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications Reading this edition of the NAIDnews, you may have noticed it’s a bit thicker than usual. There was a lot...
As the largest member-owned trade association dedicated solely to secure data destruction, the NAID 2018 Conference & Expo promises yet another year industry innovation in the exhibit hall. Take a look...
The NAID Board of Directors is excited to announce that the association has adopted a new NAID AAA Certification logo. The traditional logo is still relevant and may be...
No matter what business you’re in, survival requires efficient operations, responsive service, and aggressive marketing. But the secure destruction business isn’t just any business; it’s a compliance business...
On Wednesday, February 28, NAID CEO Bob Johnson will close the Atlanta ARMA Chapter one-day seminar with a session highlighting the most common information disposition misconceptions. His appearance...
With the general election for the open seats in the 2018 NAID Board of Directors concluding last Friday, February 23, the association is proud to announce the following...
With the Early Registration Discount expiring next week, data destruction service providers are reminded that the upcoming NAID-ANZ Conference in Sydney will focus on two industry-changing developments that represent big opportunities for...
As previously announced, NAID CEO Bob Johnson will be taking the Information Disposition textbook on the road this year. And, as expected, it appears there is no shortage of interest....
January 29, 2018 – Louisville, KY – The Data Vault announces the promotion of Michael Payton to the position of General Manager, effective February 1, 2018. The Data Vault announces...
Next month, NAID CEO Bob Johnson will take an important step in fulfilling one of the stated goals in creating the Information Disposition textbook by guest lecturing at...
Earn Your Credentials This Spring Are you interested in demonstrating your professionalism in the secure data destruction industry? Earn your credentials and become a Certified Secure Destruction Specialist®...
NAID enters its 24th year of operation with an ambitious and promising agenda for the secure destruction industry. Here are some highlights: The NAID 2018 Conference and Expo...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications It’s sort of like the holidays… as the stores begin to deck out with decorations and houses in lights, and...
You've heard how impressive the new Information Disposition textbook is for our industry. Hopefully, by now you also realize what a powerful sales tool it can be in educating your...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications I still consider myself new to the association. Next month will mark my one year anniversary. And while I come...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications As I put together this issue of the NAIDnews, I was impressed by a key theme, motivation. According to Psychology Today, “Motivation is...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications Have you ever heard the phrase “Content is King”? Bill Gate first coined the phrase in 1996 and Marketers have...
Bob Johnson, CEO, NAID The headline a few days ago read: “WSU gets costly lesson in theft of hard drive with more than 1 million people’s personal data.”...
By Bob Johnson I came into this blog series with two intentions: First, I wanted to demonstrate the fact that the new Information Disposition textbook confronts the top...
By Bob Johnson NAID members rated this issue as tenth in our survey of misconceptions that prevent them from providing service to their customers and prospects. Personally, I...
By Bob Johnson At its worst, the conversation unfolds something like this: Service Provider: “I would like to discuss your records destruction needs.” Data Controller: “That’s not necessary. We keep...
By Bob Johnson In Chapter 6: Secure Destruction Methodologies, the section Process/Particle Size Standards, Guidance and Requirements most directly confronts this misconception starts on page 132: In navigating...
By Bob Johnson There is a good reason Chapter 7: Information Disposition Policies and Procedures is dedicate strictly to advising data controllers on how to create their internal...
By Bob Johnson There are several ways in which data controllers put themselves at risk by destroying only a portion of what should be destroyed. Usually it is...
By Bob Johnson Of all the misconceptions, that put clients at risk and minimize the role of service providers in protecting clients, mistaking general unsecure recycling as a...
Bob Johnson, NAID CEO The third most costly misconception is when customers do not give appropriate attention to destroying the media that they discard on a daily basis...
Bob Johnson, NAID CEO This is the third installment in my blog series on using the Information Disposition textbook to overcome the most costly customer misconceptions. It makes...
Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my last blog, Selling Information Disposition by the Book (vol. 1), the first in this series, I talked a bit about the mechanics of...
Bob Johnson, NAID CEO The new Information Disposition textbook (Information Disposition: A Practical Guide to the Secure, Compliant Disposal of Records, Media and IT Assets) is an amazing tool for...
Bob Johnson, NAID CEO When NAID embarked on the Downstream Data Coverage insurance pathway, it did so primarily because the professional liability coverages members were purchasing did not protect them...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Phoenix, Ariz., March 24, 2017 – The National Association for Information Destruction® (NAID®) announced today the results of the largest study to date of the...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications My father is an expert fisherman. I spent much of my childhood sitting in a boat or tramping up the...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications I was being responsible and cleaning out our electronics bin. Do you have one of those in the garage? The...
Kelly Martínez, NAID Director of Marketing & Communications In case you missed this message in the last edition of the NAIDnews… As the new Director of Marketing &...
When we first spoke with underwriters about creating a professional liability policy to correct the problems with existing coverages, they freely admitted that covering data protection risks was...
By: Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I am easily distracted. I was in the middle of writing a draft of the 3rd chapter of the forthcoming Information Disposition textbook...
By: Bob Johnson, NAID CEO It’s rarely a good way to start an article, but I would be remiss if I did not begin with a disclaimer. My...
By: Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As the secure destruction industry gets ready for another successful NAID Conference - its 22nd, it occurred to me that the thousands of...
By: Bob Johnson, NAID CEO This is the second of three articles on current aspects of the secure destruction market we face going into this New Year. The...
By: Ray Barry Two of the main reasons some salespeople fail are: Lack of initial sales training and support Lack of ongoing support and COACHING. Every great athlete...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In the book “Powerful Times” by Eamonn Kelly (Wharton School Publishing), the author describes our era as one of great paradoxes; great wealth-creation...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last year, you know there’s been a major shift in the market for national service...
By: Bill Moore, President Moore & Associates Editor’s Note: The author will be speaking at NAID 2016 on the near-term and long-term outlook on recovered office paper, which...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Director As my time as a NAID staff member is drawing to a close, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO From the dawn of sales, sales professionals have struggled with the task of getting to the decision maker. It’s frustrating to discuss the...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Earlier this week, the 2016 NAID Conference Committee sent out a call for presentations for the NAID 2016 Annual Conference. Though the event...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In the span of 30 minutes of watching TV, there was commercial promoting Angie’s List as a source of qualified service providers from...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director The key to accumulating a long list of loyal clients in the document destruction industry is “relationship-based” solution selling. It is...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Unfortunately, some clients have a troublesome and risky perspective on their data destruction requirements. Namely, they think they already know all they need...
By Amy Larrimore, Chief Executive Officer of The Gamechanger [caption id="attachment_1027" align="alignright" width="221"] Business man in a position ready to race at the office[/caption] If you wanted to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Whose fault is it if a competitor is screwing up the marketplace with low pricing? Who’s to blame if a customer doesn’t care...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Last year I saw a headline reading, “Study shows employees and contractors are biggest cause of breaches.” My first reaction was “that’s interesting.”...
By Heather Shimala, Document Recovery Account Manager “Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.” - Gen. George...
By Tom Adams, Chief Marketing Officer for Flourish Press Do you feel like you live on a hamster wheel every day in your shredding and destruction business? Do...
By Joe Harford, founder of Reclamere All machines need some sort of oil to run. This is no different when it comes to the machine that produces revenue...
By Tom Dumez, President of Prime Compliance We have all read the stories: a large retail store has a data breach, a large home improvement store has a...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Let’s just say ABC Corporation hires a data destruction service because they are the lowest price. It does not take a lot to...
By Dr. Ross Federgreen, CSR CEO, CIPM, CIPP, European Privacy Association More than half of U.S. states today have enacted data protection laws and regulations, growing from just...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO A "destroy all" data disposal strategy is the only safe and reasonable option. For instance, at our organization, I have no control over our firewall. Emails are...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In any service industry, there is the temptation to embellish, a.k.a., “marketing puffery.” To some degree, I think we forgive it because it...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer In the information management and destruction industries, relationships rule the sales process. You get a new client as soon...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Every data protection law in the world holds clients responsible for making sure their third party data processors meet regulatory requirements and security...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Athletes, especially professional athletes, provide one of the most obvious examples of human beings who have to continually focus on improving their performances....
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director As many of you know, this is the time of year we all start planning for 2015 to make ourselves and...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer When I speak with business owners in the information destruction and records management industries, one of the biggest issues...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director The most important quality that top sales professionals and business owners possess is, without a doubt, a positive attitude. I have...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer “People will pay more if they perceive there is greater value or a deeper reason for buying from one...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director People buy for their own reasons, not yours. This is a mindset that average sales professionals do not understand. The top...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reminded twice that the networking and partnership techniques taught at Shred School are both valid and valuable when...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I spend a little time in the Shred School workshops talking about the use of press releases to get publicity. Over the years, I have...
By Holly Vandervort, NAID Chief Compliance Officer One of the more game-changing additions to the NAID AAA Certification Program in 2014 was the requirement for certified companies to...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director The sales professional who listens the best, wins the sale. It is the most important part of the sales process yet...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As I write this, I’m at the Los Angeles Shred School workshop. At the front of the room Ray Barry is teaching 35 industry professionals...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director We are taught at a young age to not brag about ourselves. I tell my son this all of the time....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my most recent SDB magazine column, I ruminate on the low barrier to entry in the secure destruction industry. I encourage you to...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director One of the most challenging things in developing new business is identifying the stage of buying in which your prospect is...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Recently, I read an article about how sales is changing in many ways. I could not help but draw comparisons to NAID members...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director In previous NAIDnotes posts, I have discussed how important it is to stand apart from the crowd of “shred-a-likes” in order...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I’ve been a bit preoccupied with the early signs of the consequences of data breaches entering a new era. As I have written, when...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director The summer has arrived here in beautiful South Carolina and it’s time for baseball! If I am not teaching companies how...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Within weeks of the massive Target data breach last December, privacy and legal pundits began speculating about class action lawsuits that would result....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In the upcoming edition of ITAK, the professional journal of the International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM), I wrote an article with...
By Ray Barry, NAID Deputy Executive Director Whether you are a sales professional, business owner, or you wear many hats, your typical day is most likely hectic and...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I was recently reminded of one of my favorite Peter Drucker quotes, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s a great way of expressing...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Over the last few months, several members inquired whether it would be better to attend the annual conference or Shred School. In my...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO There’s no shortage of marketing gurus with innovative ways of warming up the prospect so you can get a meeting. But, I caution...
By Mitzi Ott, Recall So simple, sure seems suspicious … No, not those five S’s. Today, in a world of instantaneous marketing brought to business operators via their...
By Drew Dekker, NetGain Vice President These days, getting found online is one of the most important factors for the success of any business, and that goes for...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO My first reaction was, “WOW!” My second reaction was, “It’s about time.” My third reaction was, “This is going to change everything.” I...
By Tom Adams, Coach and Adviser It’s an important goal for almost every salesperson: get access to senior executives in prospective client companies — the C-Level decision makers...
By Joe Harford, Reclamere founder Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. We’re going to have a conversation about firing customers, a concept that many of...
By Angie Singer Keating, Reclamere CEO You most likely already have a firewall and security software to protect your network. Thus, your systems should be well protected from...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO It’s the universal lament of the secure data destruction vendor heard from New Hampshire to Hong Kong: “The customer only cares about price!”...
Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer “The main work of a trial attorney is to make the jury like his or her client.” – Robert Cialdini,...
By Ray Barry, NAID Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer As we begin a New Year, all of us look at the previous year and think of what...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Among the many panel discussions at the NAID 2014 Annual Conference, the session “Circling the Wagons: How to Build and Manage Your Own...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO It may seem like an unusual position to take at first, but the NAID ‘em campaign stems from the idea that NAID members and their...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer By the time you read this, 2013 will be over. I don’t know about you but this year has...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO This is the first of a series of posts to familiarize readers with 2014 conference educational content. Not only will this help attendees...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer Ahh, the good old “call me back after the holidays” stall. I am sure you have heard this stall...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO From the beginning, NAID has held the position that a fully informed customer is the best strategy for improving conditions for reputable secure...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my last blog, I wrote about the strong-arm tactics being used by some HIPAA compliance consultants to coerce destruction providers into using...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO When the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) contacted NAID to help write the FACTA Final Disposal Rule, their main concern was what they...
By Ray Barry, Chief Shreducation and Member Relations Officer In sports, life and business, there is a pretty simple rule: the more we do something or the more...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Reading Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” became popular in business management circles in the 1990s. You still hear it referenced today, though...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I’d like to think the increasing regulatory liabilities for data protection would make customers less susceptible to misleading or false marketing claims but...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO With NAID member locations nearing 2,000, I am sure it won’t surprise anyone to learn that between emails and phone calls, I personally...
By NAID President Tom Huth, Allshred Services, Inc. As NAID president I have the opportunity to talk to a lot of members. For the most part, I am...
By John M. Mesrobian, J.D., C.P.P., C.F.E., C.I.P.P. Recently, there have been a few events that remind us of the important role NAID plays in the marketplace. Readers...
By Kristina Carlberg, NAID Director of Communications Next month will mark the one-year anniversary of NAIDnotes. At the beginning, this blog was started to give a voice to NAID...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Having reached the midpoint of 2013, I thought I’d use this time to point out some of my favorite blog postings from the...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Way back when the idea of creating a secure destruction industry organization came about, I originally envisioned it as an institute rather than...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO On Tuesday, I described how privacy and data security, though often thought of interchangeably, are two distinct and separate concepts. Today, I will...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO When I address an audience of privacy professionals, especially an international audience, I often point to the fact that the U.S. has the...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In preparing to serve as Friday’s opening speaker at the Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association’s (OOHNA) Keeping Workers Well event, it occurred to me how...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO At one point in my career in the secure destruction industry, before NAID, I made my living as a consultant. One of the proudest...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Today it is my pleasure to write a little about the NAID management team and its latest addition, Michele Goodman. Michele joins Kathy...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO My commute from home to the NAID headquarters office is an enviable three miles and usually takes less than seven minutes. For the...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO For better or worse, it is appropriate to consider NAID an industry institution, which is a good- and bad-news situation. The good news...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I am betting something has happened at your organization in the last couple of months that was worth bragging about. Maybe your company...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In Tuesday’s blog post, I wrote that one of the ingredients to NAID’s success, or any association for that matter, is the appropriate...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Although most members are not aware of it, four or five other industry trade associations have been attempted to share the same space...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In Tuesday’s NAIDnotes post, I tried to delineate the evolution, relative merits and divergent perspectives on shred day events. Today, I’d like to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Free shred days have become a polarizing issue in the secure destruction arena. For anyone outside the secure destruction industry, these are events,...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I was recently thinking about how much the B2B sales have evolved over time, probably prompted by my fondness for the TV show...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Of all the lessons learned over the 14 years of the NAID AAA Certification Program, the single most important lesson was the critical...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO At this point, I am comfortable saying the NAID AAA Certification Program is a success. Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of room...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As I set out to write this blog, as I have done virtually every Tuesday and Thursday for the last six months or...
By Kristina Carlberg, NAID Director of Communications In the wake of two tragedies this week, I wanted to write a lighthearted post, something that could inspire creativity and...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Over the years, I have received a number of calls from members asking about what they should do when they find illegal items...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I assume that anyone in business for more than a few years has heard some variation of the 80-20 rule. One common iteration...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO There were so many sessions at NAID 2013, it would be impossible to say one was more valuable than another. I am sure...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO During the NAID 2013 Annual Conference, even with over 30 years in this business, I along with the rest of the attendees heard...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Many NAID members originally participated in the NAID AAA Certification Program to set themselves apart from their competitors. Now that the program is...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As I sit in my hotel room preparing for NAID 2013 to begin, it dawns on me how unique and valuable this event really is....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Many NAID members are unaware of the depth and complexity of the association’s operating structure. That’s unfortunate because it is a big deal...
By Paul Garfunkel, Intek Leasing I have been asked several times why social media is beneficial to my business. The answer is simple, social media is the online...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Anyone who has worked on a NAID conference committee knows that the event often starts with as many as 80 potential sessions. In...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Anybody in sales is all too familiar with sayings like “people do business with people,” “all sales are based on relationships,” and “people...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As the NAID 2013 Annual Conference nears, I find myself reflecting on last year’s event. More specifically, I was thinking about two points...
By Angie Singer Keating, Reclamere CEO As professionals in the secure destruction business, we must project an image that conveys trust and expertise at all times. While we...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Optimism is returning, and rightfully so! We are surrounded by signs that the economies of the world have turned the corner. Construction is...
By John Boyens, Owner of The Boyens Group If a salesperson or business owner wants to get off to a quick start in 2013, they can’t confuse sales...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO For this year’s NAID conference, attendance numbers are looking very strong. Most of the advance promotion for the event stresses the topical subject...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Over the past couple of years, there has been a lot written about how the secure destruction industry has been changing, including how...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In the not-too-distant past, some members would say they were not getting NAID Certified because many customers were not aware of it. Similarly,...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO There is a great discussion unfolding on the unofficial NAID LinkedIn group page where industry professionals are sharing ideas about involving route drivers...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Yesterday, the NAID Board of Directors approved the slate of candidates competing in the upcoming general election. This election is to fill board...
By Andy Sokol, Owner of CopyScan and Dean of Scanning School More businesses than ever are changing the way they think about their paper records. From environmental pressures to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Would you trust a contractor to build you a house without a plan? Would you set out on a long road trip without...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Sometimes, though not enough as far as I am concerned, I am asked to use NAID’s pulpit and expertise to help members in...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO One of the country’s most prominent and respected privacy experts, attorney Kirk Narha, reported the HITECH Final Rule may be released soon, possibly...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Maybe I am wrong, but I think few people would argue they are running their businesses (or doing their jobs) as well as...
By Joe Calloway, Author of “A Category of One” Like just about every other business in the world, the secure records destruction industry has and is experiencing unprecedented...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I have often related the story of having traveled all the way to Warsaw, Poland to address a business group, only to be...
By Tom Dumez, President of Prime Compliance The “Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was initially published in July 2010....
By Bob Johnson, i-SIGMA CEO It is normal to feel a renewed sense of ambition and optimism at the start of a new year. I know I do....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In most industries, a good reputation is paramount to meaningful sustained success. It just so happens that in the secure destruction industry there...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Most entrepreneurs are prone to action. That’s not to say they aren’t also analytical because obviously they have to be. In fact, success...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In Boston this morning, a group of secure destruction professionals took the Certified Secure Destruction Specialist (CSDS) Examination. It was the second such...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Last year the majority of NAID conference attendees overlooked what turned out to be one of the best sessions at the event. To...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my last post, I described how a recent article about the decrease in business communications paper drew its conclusion from flawed evidence....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO First, let me say that I understand that for many people, including me, the holidays have a deep significance that is often lost...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Ok, it is not very original or creative to write about gratitude on Thanksgiving Day but here I go. Though celebrated on different...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As long as history has been recorded, economic and social worrywarts have been predicting social and economic collapse. Recently, I read an article...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Most NAID members know that I was in the secure destruction business for 14 years prior to founding NAID. While the marketplace has...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Last week, NAID issued a press release offering advice to organizations that may have been left with wet paper records after Hurricane Sandy....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Understandably, NAID members look to the association as a source of education. NAID takes this responsibility very seriously and member feedback tells us...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In 2006, the five largest credit card companies formed the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council as a self-policing data security initiative designed to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Many organizations have mission statements and they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. At their best, mission statements provide a litmus...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO From any perspective, the NAID AAA Certification Program has been an amazing success. The program will soon certify its 1,000th member location. Also, hundreds...
By Gary Dickson, Q.C., Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner In recent years we have had a number of serious privacy breaches in Saskatchewan. Given the frequency and size...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As this NAIDnotes blog entry gets posted, I will be conducting the first ever NAID-Canada Data Destruction Policy and Training Development Workshop for...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my blog next Tuesday, I will continue my pricing thread about why secure destruction professionals aren’t willing to do what’s necessary to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I’ve been thinking a lot about how to follow up last Tuesday’s blog. To refresh your memory, I discussed how those who use...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I grew up loving the game of chess. My grandfather taught me how to play. [caption id="attachment_1301" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chess pieces on chessboard...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO A while back, the Harvard Business Review published an article about the death of "solution sales." The article explained that buyers now had access to...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO First of all, I want to thank Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, for acting as NAIDnotes’ guest blogger this past...
By Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D., Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario When a privacy breach occurs, it can be a nightmare for those affected and take years to rectify....
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO One of the challenges to the secure destruction business is the low barrier to entry. Of course, those getting into the business on...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Universally, sales and marketing experts encourage those representing a business to actively seek public speaking engagements. They rightly point out that such educational...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO A few years back I read a book that talked about how some companies get in “the zone.” Being in “the zone” meant...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO If your secure destruction company is relying strictly on cold calling prospects for sales, you’re going to have a rough time growing your...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO As announced later today in NAIDDirect, training for the next round of Certified Secure Destruction Specialists (CSDS) examinations starts at the end of this month,...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my last two NAIDnotes entries, I discussed why you owe it to your clients to arm them with a justification for why...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In my last NAIDnotes entry, I explained why the biggest favor you can do for your customer and your company is to make...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I read a book a few years ago called “The Ultimate Question,” which chronicles the ascent of Enterprise Rental Car from a backwater...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO In today’s blog I am going to offer a perspective on competition that is often overlooked: the good side of competition. Have you...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO I often hear from NAID members that increasing prices is "impossible." However, price increases are not only possible, they are a necessary part...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO It is illegal to select a data destruction service provider on price alone. So what qualifications should you use to select a vendor?...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO Compliance with some regulations is determined by very objective, clear requirements. For instance, in the U.S. you must pay your personal taxes by...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO NAID has one mission: to promote the proper destruction of discarded information by outsourcing to a qualified service provider. That’s it. In service...
By Bob Johnson, NAID CEO According to Dictionary.com, a “blog” is a website containing a collection of writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and...
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