{"id":544,"date":"2016-04-15T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/?p=544"},"modified":"2018-07-03T09:26:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T09:26:21","slug":"why-hard-drive-security-is-vital-to-data-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/why-hard-drive-security-is-vital-to-data-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hard Drive Security Is Vital To Data Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Hard-Drive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Hard-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"Data Destruction, Data Security, Digital Data\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Hard-Drive.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Hard-Drive-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Hard-Drive-385x300.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><strong>Hard drive destruction<\/strong> should also be incorporated with your <strong>document shredding<\/strong> process. Data Security comes in many forms and <strong>protecting<\/strong> your <strong>digital data<\/strong> is equally important as your <strong>paper data<\/strong>.The BBC ran a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/technology\/7816446.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">story<\/a>\u00a0warning that the only way to prevent cyber criminals from accessing information from old computers is to completely destroy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shredit.co.uk\/en-gb\/resource-centre\/infographics\/secure-e-media-disposal-uk?returnurl=%2fen-gb%2fresource-centre%3ftagname%3deMedia%2bSecurity%26groupid%3d3%26post%3d1\" rel=\"nofollow\">hard drives<\/a>. Formatting the drive does not erase the data completely. The warning came after a study showed thousands (22,000) of \u2018deleted\u2019 or \u2018reformatted\u2019 files were recovered from old computers purchased online or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p>The fact is there are software programs designed to help cyber criminals\u00a0extract data even after it has been electronically erased from a hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>(The data is not removed, it is allowing the data to be over written)<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, there are other concerns that make secure electronic media and hard drive destruction a critical aspect of device security.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>These are hard drive security concerns everyone should be wary of:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Volume. \u00a0<\/strong>There are more hard drives than ever in the workplace&#8230; in desktop computers, laptops, servers, phones, USB thumb drives, printers, copiers, and other equipment. In 2015, technology companies shipped more than 2.6 billion devices containing hard drives, according to US IT research firm Gartner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Internet of Things\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(IoT).<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0According to one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/409774\/14-1230-internet-of-things-review.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">report<\/a>, there are about 14 billion objects connected to the Internet today, and by 2020 industry analysts estimate the number will increase to anywhere from 20 billion to 100 billion. Many organisations are integrating IoT devices into the workplace to make work easier and more efficient, but employee IoT devices, which transmit and receive data, are an attack vector for cyber criminals. Safeguards must protect the business and the individual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Upgrades.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Electronics become obsolete (and are replaced) within three or four years \u2013 and that affects\u00a0BYOD security\u00a0and other safeguards. Sensitive customer information is often stored on mobile devices, yet few employees take the necessary steps to keep corporate data on their devices secure. Many smart phones are not even password protected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data Protection Laws.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataprotection.ie\/viewdoc.asp?DocID=796\" rel=\"nofollow\">Data Protection Act<\/a> and industry guidelines require organisations to securely destroy confidential data at the end of its life. Failing to properly dispose of information could lead to a data breach, resulting in a fine of up to \u20ac100,000 being levied by the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cybercrime.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Industry experts predict a continued boom in cybercrime. In terms of cost, the average consolidated total cost of a\u00a0data breach\u00a0rose 7% to \u20ac2.98 million in 2015 compared to the previous year. The 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study: UK from Ponemon also showed that the average global cost for each lost or stolen confidential record increased from a consolidated average of \u20ac120\u00a0to \u20ac130.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Responsibility. \u00a0<\/strong>Data stewardship is a corporate priority and responsibility. Security-driven workplace systems and controls help protect against external trends like data breaches and cybercrime. For example, a document management process protects confidential information from its creation to end of life. You will find that Businesses have never disposed of hard drives, USBs and other hardware that contain confidential information. A best practice: partner with a document destruction company that provides secure hard drive destruction as well as other security services and products for the workplace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s important to understand device security and know your electronic media pitfalls and vulnerabilities\u00a0to avoid being costly data breaches and a damage to your companies reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Like, Comment &amp; Share this story. Get involved in the conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard drive destruction should also be incorporated with your document shredding process. Data Security comes in many forms and protecting your digital data is equally important as your paper data.The BBC ran a\u00a0story\u00a0warning that the only way to prevent cyber &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/why-hard-drive-security-is-vital-to-data-security\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,6,26],"tags":[37,58,39,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1317,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions\/1317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}