Surprising Facts About Shred Size and Security

I have supplied many customers with conventional hard disk drive (HDD) shredders that offered either the standard 1.5" shred width or the high-security 0.75" shred width. But the fact is that the difference in actual data protection between those two shred sizes is small.  In fact, 1.5" vs. 0.75" doesn't really affect who can potentially recover data from the media: Either particle size will require a forensic lab with millions of dollars in equipment and resources to recover data. A smaller size merely adds time and cost to the recovery process.  

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Security Ignorance is Bliss

Let's get right to the point.

If you are an IT refurbisher or ITAD and you are not using the Validator– the world’s first and only independent data erasure process verification tool - as a sanitization quality control tool, you are probably selling hard drives that have not been properly wiped.

The Validator identifies anomalies and errors in the data erasure process that slip right past other methods of process verification...

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What Are the Real Differences Between the New Gen9 HP ProLiant Servers and Previous Generations?

The HP ProLiant Gen9 servers deliver the right compute for the right workload at the right economics every single time. The Generation9 lead you to power the next wave of transformation, which brings faster insight, new paths to revenue, smarter economics and increased productivity.

HP ProLiant Gen9 servers have been recognised for its innovation, quality and services delivered. HP ProLiant Gen9 servers deliver the right balance of performance, reliability, storage, efficiency and manageability in a new dense and compact chassis in order to meet all the kind of customers’ needs and a wide range of workloads.

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New Study Calculates Financial and Natural Capital Benefits of E-scrap Recycling

An additional $12 billion in financial and natural capital could be realized if all gold, silver and platinum were recycled from e-scrap, according to a study conducted for the Green Electronics Council.

The research, released at the 2015 Emerging Green Conference in Portland, Ore., explores natural capital costs and benefits of recycling electronics. It was conducted by London-based environmental data firm Trucost on behalf of the Portland-based Green Electronics Council, a nonprofit organization operating the EPEAT global rating system for electronics.

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