Information Security and Privacy – Iron Mountain Knowledge Center

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A stolen laptop. A hacked computer. A system crash without backup. These are the elements of a CIO’s worst nightmare. In addition to the need for company information to remain private, there are increasing regulations concerning protection and liability for customer information. High value information is best protected with encryption of backup data, automatic encryption on laptops and PCs, and secure shredding and tape destruction as part of records management practices.

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A Primer: Common Causes and Impacts of Data Security Breaches

Iron Mountain Privacy Compliance Team

The crime of choice for today's technologically savvy criminal - identity theft - can impact thousands, even millions of individual victims. Identity theft can have severe impact on business as well.

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Best Practices for Protecting Private Information on Back-up Tapes lock

Iron Mountain Data Protection & Recovery Team

Data protection is critical insurance against loss of data that could cripple a business. It is estimated that three out of five businesses that experience downtime of 48 hours or more will be out of business within 3 years.

Regulations and Reference

Get Your Bearings in the Regulatory Environment: Overview of the Rules

Corporations today face an ever-growing number of federal and state regulations. If not understood, planned for, and complied with, these mandates threaten the bottom line of every public company in America. Records managers and executives alike must become familiar with these regulations in order to avoid stiff penalties and preserve brand equity.

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Want to Prevent Inadvertent Disclosure? lock

Iron Mountain Data Protection & Recovery Team

Every few months another corporation or government agency discloses incidents that may have compromised personal information. Some of these cases may involve online identity theft; some of the events are due to the accidental loss of computer backup tapes.

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Information Security & Multi-Location Businesses

Question: My company maintains a large number of offices dispersed over a large geographic area – in fact, over the entire country. What special problems of privacy and information security compliance should I be prepared to address?

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- New Insights into Business Process Efficiency: Make Your Information Work for YouThursday, March 18, 2010 2 pm EST
- HIPAA Compliance and Best Practices for Managing Information Protection & Storage Wednesday, March 31 at 2pm EDT/EST
- GC Connection: New Insights into Records Management ComplianceMarch 17, 2010
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