“Chain of Custody” is a phrase that’s often thrown around in the ITAD industry, but what does the term mean exactly? It is about reducing risks to your company. These risks can include financial, environmental compliance, data compliance, data security, and your company’s reputation. That’s a big burden to shoulder, but you can reduce this …
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Institutions that have large numbers of iPads are beginning to employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to distribute software and to control data security of mobile assets. In addition and in concert with MDM solutions, Apple has recently rolled out a complimentary solution called Device Enrollment Program (DEP) which also has MDM capabilities. While these …
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While smartphones and tablets have been on a growth streak, PCs – both laptops and desktops – have seen a noticeable decline in shipments over recent years. Even though a growing number of workers are using mobile devices for work, IT departments are still supplying and supporting PCs or laptops for most workers. PCs In …
Founded back in 1952 under President Harry Truman, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a long history of playing a role in setting the standard for information gathering and data security within the federal government. Currently, the NSA sets the standard for data destruction across the entire U.S. Intelligence Community, which is comprised of 17 …
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Although HIPAA’s Final Omnibus Rule went into effect in March of 2013, healthcare professionals were given until September 22nd of that year to comply with the new rules and standards. The only exception to this enforcement date consisted of updating business associate agreements (BAAs). According to the new HIPAA regulations, covered entities (CEs) and business …
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With Apple’s recent announcement of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, many consumers and business people will soon be standing in line for hours to be among the first to upgrade to the latest model. However, if you are considering phasing out older corporate smartphones in order to take advantage of larger screen sizes, faster processing, more …
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Take a guess: how many liters of water are consumed in the manufacture of a single cell phone? What about how many days of household electricity you could save by recycling 3 desktop PCs? Today, Lifespan is proud to announce the public availability of the Lifespan Environmental Effect Finder, or LEEF. This free tool allows anyone …
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Lifespan has a long heritage of working with research institutions and other experts to help develop best practices and new solutions for its commercial, education, and government customers. This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with experts from the “Center of Storage Device Sanitization Research” at the NSA – just outside the Washington DC …
For many IT asset managers, a high priority in the ITAD process is asset resale value. In a growing resale market for smartphones, value is quite high for many models, especially those that have original packaging/accessories and were only lightly used. But how can you maximize your company’s value recovery for used corporate smartphones? A couple …
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A few months back, we discussed the crucial role of data encryption in HIPAA compliance and the steep fines that can be levied from a failure to adhere to the letter of the law. This week, we take a look at some of the ways cloud computing relates to HIPAA-HITECH compliance and how you can reduce your …
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