Data sanitization oversight

This kind of oversight, failing to data sanitize retired IT assets, is all too common, and happens to school districts, government agencies, and giant multinational corporations, sometimes actually coming to light and getting highly publicized. If I had a nickel for...

Sanitization rather than total destruction

♦ In a practice many experts would describe as “killing a fly with a nuclear bomb”, many of the world’s largest tech companies have been found to be destroying thousands of storage devices every year in order to stay compliant with data protection regulations. ♦...

Morgan Stanley data breach update (Part 2)

The financial costs from Morgan Stanley’s ITAD project mismanagement have grown to over $163 million. New details on the data loss incidents have also recently come to light. (Part 2)◾ More excellent, in-depth reporting on this case by Jared Paben, Associate...

Morgan Stanley data breach update (Part 1)

The financial costs from Morgan Stanley’s ITAD project mismanagement have grown to over $163 million. (Part 1)◾ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September slapped Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) with a $35 million fine.◾ That was nearly two...

Vulnerabilities in medical device batteries

Vulnerabilities on battery units for medical devices could allow for network access, DoS, and man-in-the-middle attacks, highlighting IoT security issues and the need to properly decommission equipment. This sub-headline made me rub my eyes in disbelief as if...