The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the Nursing and Midwifery Council with a £150,000 civil monetary penalty after three DVDs containing confidential personal information were lost while being transported to a hearing.
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Can you afford the cost of free IT Asset Disposal?
As the pressure to constantly reduce costs within businesses continues, more companies are choosing to get the most of their IT budget by using ITAD (IT Asset Disposal) companies offering free IT recycling. However have you ever considered the cost implications if you don’t invest in a fully accredited ITAD partner?
Are you ready for the GDPR?
GDPR has been in force since 2018, but the risks around personal data stored on retired IT equipment remain just as relevant. Organisations need to make sure sensitive information is securely managed when laptops, desktops, servers, hard drives and other data-bearing assets reach the end of their useful life.
ICO served monetary penalities totalling £440,000
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today served monetary penalties totalling £440,000 on two owners of a marketing company which has plagued the public with millions of unlawful spam texts over the past three years.
Recovering Value from Retired IT Assets
Retired IT equipment can still hold significant residual value. Through secure IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), Vyta helps organisations recover value from suitable devices while maintaining secure data handling and a clear audit trail. Vyta, formerly AMI, has been providing secure IT asset disposition services since 2001. Over that time, the company has developed specialist processes […]
AMI are now BSIA accredited
Ireland’s premier WEEE recycling and re-marketing company have approved accreditation from the British Security Industry Association (BSIA). This is an exciting step forward for AMI Ltd to meet the needs and requirements of our customers. With a significant proportion of our business within the security industry we comply with the relevant British and European Standards […]
NHS Trust fined £325,000 following major data breach
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £325,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after highly sensitive patient and staff information was discovered on hard drives sold through an online auction site.
