According to the Government among this 46 per cent of businesses that identify breaches or attacks, more are experiencing these issues at least once a week in 2020 (32%, vs. 22% in 2017).
The nature of cyber attacks has also changed since 2017. Over this period, there has been, among those identifying any breaches or attacks, a rise in businesses experiencing phishing attacks (from 72% to 86%), and a fall in viruses or other malware (from 33% to 16%). Therefore, ensuring you have good security and your staff are aware of the importance of “good housekeeping” has to be uppermost. We are happy to put security in place for you and to advise you on the best way to keep your information safe.
It is also important that when you have decided to change your IT equipment or update it that your you can be sure that the data held on any hard drives of USB’s is removed securely. That is why you come to us and not just leave it to chance. Information and data is precious and you want a reliable and trustworthy company to deal with your changes.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to ensure that businesses safeguard their clients’ data. If your business is found to be in breach of this policy you could face large fines. So it is important that you protect the data at all times
Secure Data Destruction
Secure data destruction for USB drives, hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) in computers and laptops is a priority whenever you are disposing of unwanted IT equipment. It is not enough just to delete it and assume that it cannot be found again.
So why bring it to us?
The security of your data is of the upmost importance to us and we can ensure that it cannot be recovered. We are committed to sustainable recycling and trying to keep as much out of landfill as possible.
Our data destruction protocol is American Department of Defence Military Standard 5520.22.M