The UK Government has reiterated its commitment to consult on introducing custodial sentences as a possible penalty for individuals who breach UK data protection laws. In a letter to the chair of Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee Keith Vaz, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said that the public would be asked whether there should be new custodial […]
DiskShred commissions another state-of-the-art truck
DiskShred has further increased its service capabilities with the recent addition of another purpose built media shredding truck to its fleet. The new truck is capable of shredding up to 500 hard drives per hour and comes with a secure perimeter CCTV system and automated asset tracking service. If that doesn’t excite you how about […]
DiskShred support the Annual UK Data Protection Compliance Conference
DiskShred will be supporting this year’s UK Data Protection Compliance Conference at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in the centre of London on the 10th and 11th of September 2013. This prestigious event brings together some of the key thought leaders in this fast moving sector. The keynote speech will be delivered by Christopher Graham, […]
NHS fined £200,000 by ICO for ‘truly shocking’ data breach
Over 3,000 patient records were found on a second-hand NHS computer that was auctioned on eBay. NHS Surrey failed to check that the data destruction company had properly disposed of the records. In a data breach quoted as one of the most serious they’ve ever seen, NHS Surrey has been fined £200,000 by the Information […]
DiskShred stellt bei der it-sa in Nürnberg aus
Wir freuen uns bekannt zu geben, dass DiskShred bei der diesjährigen it-sa, vom 8. bis 10. Oktober, in Nürnberg ausstellen wird. Diese weltweit führende IT-Security-Messe bringt die führenden Unternehmen der IT-Security-Industrie zusammen, um Ideen auszutauschen und neue Beziehungen aufzubauen. Das DiskShred-Team wird für die Dauer der Messe vor Ort sein, um Anleitung und Rat zu […]