Iron Mountain Helps Organizations Stay Abreast of Regulations Governing Secure Destruction and Disposal of Personal Information
Company Offers Online Legal Resource & Upcoming Educational Seminar
BOSTON, MA, May 11, 2006 – Iron Mountain Incorporated
(NYSE:IRM), the global leader in information protection and storage
services, today announced the launch of an online guide to help educate
organizations about the ever-growing state and federal statutes and
regulations governing records management and disposal. The resource,
which will be updated regularly, is available at: www.ironmountain.com/shreddinglaws.
“Secure shredding has become an essential part of a company's
compliant records management program due to increasing regulations and
consumer demands for protection of personal information,” said Barry
Payne, senior vice president of Iron Mountain's Secure Shredding
business. “The addition of our Jersey City facility comes just in time
to support the growing demand for our services in the New
York-metropolitan market, as businesses there seek to comply with New
Jersey's new Identity Theft Protection Act and other state and federal
information disposal regulations.”
In addition, Iron Mountain will be sponsoring an upcoming online
seminar “5 Easy Steps to Data Security Compliance” on May 17th at 11:00
a.m. Designed to provide organizations with guidelines for reducing the
risk, cost and complexity of implementing a compliant information
management and disposal program, the seminar will feature Charles H.
Kennedy, a data and privacy protection expert and lawyer at Morrison
& Foerster, LLP. Every seminar attendee will receive a free copy of
“Records Disposal and the Law: Trends to Watch in 2006,” authored by
Mr. Kennedy, as well as a copy of his seminar presentation.
Registration is online at: http://www.ironmountain.com/5easysteps.
“Due in part to increasing regulations, secure shredding has become
a necessary part of a company's compliant records management program
and overall data protection strategy,” said Kennedy. “The growing
number of state and federal regulations governing information
destruction and disposal can be daunting to the most diligent of
organizations, so the online legal resource available from Iron
Mountain should be invaluable.”
One of the most sweeping information disposal regulations, the FACTA
Disposal Rule took effect June 1, 2005 and requires all public and
private organizations to implement and comply with “policies that
require the burning, pulverizing, or shredding of papers concerning
consumer information so that the information cannot practically be read
or reconstructed.”
“It's important that organizations choose a shredding service
provider that is knowledgeable about the laws and regulations that
govern secure destruction and disposal of sensitive information,” said
Barry Payne, senior vice president of Iron Mountain's Secure Shredding
business. “Through our free online resource and educational seminar, we
aim to help companies navigate the ever-changing compliance landscape.”
Iron Mountain's online shredding laws resource and data security
compliance seminar are announced in conjunction with the opening of
Iron Mountain's flagship shredding facility in Jersey City, NJ, which
will serve the tri-state area.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organizations around the
world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection
and storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and
data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to
address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs,
litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in
1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 90,000 corporate
clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific
Rim. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Contact:
Laura Sudnik
Public Relations
Iron Mountain
Phone: 617-535-2907
laura.sudnik@ironmountain.com
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(617) 520-7259