The purpose of this standard is to provide instructions on proper sanitization of data in both electronic and paper form. This standard also provides instruction on ...

The International Data Sanitization Consortium wants to encourage IT professionals to think harder about the ways they get rid of old data. "I am astounded by how little is known and understood about ...

The use of Chromebooks is exploding. During the past couple of years, they became (and continue to be) the go-to cheap hardware for people working remotely. This has resulted, however, in piles and ...

NIST has published a new guide designed to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risks associated with the use of USB ...

Greg Reuter, chief technology officer of Green Delete, Chicago, says his company’s proprietary technology enables it to sanitize hard drives at client locations more quickly, using a smaller footprint ...

Blancco Technology Group, a data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions company based in Austin, has announced the Blancco Drive Eraser can now support Chromebook data sanitization. The Blancco Drive ...

BOSTON and LONDON — Blancco Technology Group, a provider of data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions, has released new research into how regulations, AI, and environmental, social and governance ...

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“We have seen an exponential increase in the demand to perform mobile and onsite data destruction services,” says MPC's Sr. Vice President, Gregg Bjork. “These enhanced capabilities help round out our ...

Enterprises that use flash memory storage devices such as solid-state drives (SSDs) need IT policies and checks to ensure data erasure is done in an appropriate manner, say researchers. Michael Wei, ...

(1) Deleting data permanently. Data sanitization removes all traces of the data on a storage device. See secure delete. (2) Making data less sensitive for testing purposes. Real company data can be ...