This statement is especially true when it pertains to second-hand and decommissioned computers and phones. One study found that more than 71 percent of these devices on the secondary market contained personally identifiable information (PII). Hackers LOVE these devices!
We have started a new value-add business for our clients and prospects: Hard Drive Destruction Services. What follows is a short commercial about the service.
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Our NSA approved equipment:
- Will erase any magnetic media that fits into the drawer, including all standard hard drives (laptop, desktop, and server) and storage tapes (DLT, LTO, DDS/DAT, etc.).
- And then destroy all standard hard drives including SSD, Phones and other storage devices (such as memory chips & USB drives)
Our process for the destruction of confidential and sensitive data:
- Follows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines,
- Meets US Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Security Services (DSS) requirements for sanitizing unclassified data,
- And it provides compliance under regulations such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, FACTA, etc.
We can pick up your devices, remove the hard drives (if required) and even make sure the parts and pieces are recycled.
Game-Set-Match Wheelchair Tennis Event
The reasons for the event were as follows:
1. Increase awareness in the able-bodied community concerning spinal cord injuries and paralysis
2. Present role models (in the form of the participants) to others in the community who have physical challenges
3. Provide education and recognition concerning on-going research and advances at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
4. Provide inspiration and knowledge for school children about recreational sports, physical challenges, and life-long health and fitness
The participants in the event were: tennis pros Martina Navratilova, Zina Garrison, and Chris Woodruff, UT tennis standout Peter Handoyo, #1 Pro Wheelchair Tennis Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist Steve Welch, former #1 Pro Wheelchair Tennis Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist Randy Snow, and top ten Wheelchair Athletes Sharon Clark and Hope Lewellyn.
Over 500 middle school children saw the athletes in action at their schools and heard their incredible stories of overcoming tremendous obstacles. Approximately 400 people attended the tennis exhibition (75 were physically challenged individuals). The event won the Southern Tennis Association Special Event of the Year.
Everyone had a great time! And I made lifetime friends!