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DoD 5220.22-M: The Data Wipe Myth

January 8, 2021 gaussgarper Uncategorized

Wiping standards have been debunked by the DoD. It’s been replaced by modern standards like the NSA/CSS policy manual 9-12 storage device sanitization and destruction manual. But like the urban legend of the alligators in the New York sewer system,[…]

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Secure Media Destruction Best Practices

October 30, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

Following best practices for media destruction would have prevented compromises to data security faced by Morgan Stanley. What do Morgan Stanley, hospitals, and healthcare organizations across the U.S. and the  Kanagawa Prefectural Government of Japan have in common? They all recently[…]

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IT Asset Disposal: Properly Sanitize End-0f-Life Media with Degaussing

September 18, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

What is your IT asset disposal obligation? Properly Sanitize End-0f-Life Media. There is no statute of limitations or safe harbor for improper IT asset disposition. If it can happen to Morgan Stanley, it can happen to you. When Morgan Stanley[…]

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Hard Drive Shredding: Popular, but not Most Secure Destruction

August 21, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

With 1.5 million workers now working from home, data security risks have risen exponentially. Too often, hard drives and devices are left to pile up in the back of a non-secure, almost forgotten closet after remote worker equipment is returned[…]

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Safety First Data Disposal Practices During COVID-19

July 24, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

As companies enter the next phase of the battle against COVID-19, the safety of employees and the security of their facilities remains a key concern. That includes data disposal practices of decommissioned media making sure sensitive data is eliminated.   Is[…]

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Data Insecurity: The Dangers of Overwriting part II

July 17, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

This is a two-part look at one of the most commonly misunderstood means of data disposal – hard drive overwriting. Last week, in Part 1 we looked at the general misconceptions. Today in Part 2 we’ll focus on the dangers[…]

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Data Insecurity: The Dangers of Overwriting part I

July 13, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

This is a two-part look at one of the most commonly misunderstood means of data disposal – hard drive overwriting. Today, in Part 1 we’ll look at the general misconceptions. Next week in Part 2 we’ll focus on the dangers[…]

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What is Toxic Data?

June 24, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

Sometimes end of life really isn’t. Those old hard drives that you thought were destroyed may come back to haunt you. That’s because many professionals are unaware of how toxic to your company data can become when old hard drives[…]

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Protect Healthcare First Responders

June 12, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

When you have the skills and talent to help, you step up. That’s a core value of Garner Products, Inc. It’s the driving reason behind the decision to expand beyond our Mission Critical manufacturing of NSA/CSS EPL-listed data erasure and destruction[…]

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The Data Security Risk You Take: Prevent Physical Data Breaches

May 8, 2020 gaussgarper Uncategorized

It is incredibly important to create measures to reduce risk in data security. In this article, I will share how highly sensitive data belonging to tens of thousands of people was discovered on hard drives sold on eBay.  The Brighton,[…]

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  • DoD 5220.22-M: The Data Wipe Myth
  • Secure Media Destruction Best Practices
  • IT Asset Disposal: Properly Sanitize End-0f-Life Media with Degaussing
  • Hard Drive Shredding: Popular, but not Most Secure Destruction
  • Safety First Data Disposal Practices During COVID-19
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