The Belfast Health Trust has been fined £225,000 after thousands of patient records were found abandoned in a disused hospital. The Information Commission imposed the fine because the trust failed to secure confidential files at Belvoir Park Hospital, which closed in 2006. The breach of data protection came after last year’s discovery of the records […]
Data Center Technology success
DiskShred has experienced a raging response from attendees and other exhibitioners interested in the DiskShred service following our recent attendance at the 2012 Datacenter Technologies Academy Exhibition at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel London on the 23rd May 2012. Our team provided advice and important information on our secure data destruction service, the benefits we […]
DiskShred are BSIA accredited
Our Market leading DiskShred Company have approved accreditation from the British Security Industry Association (BSIA). This is an exciting step forward for DiskShred to meet the needs and requirements of our customers. With a significant importance to security in the services we comply with the relevant British and European Standards and Codes of Practice. What’s […]
NHS Trust fined £325,000 due to data breach affecting thousands
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been served with a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) of £325,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. It comes after the discovery of highly sensitive personal data belonging to tens of thousands of patients and staff – […]
DiskShred Social Media
DiskShred is excited to announce the launch of their social media campaigns. Our aim is to keep businesses and customers connected with the company online, informed of events and company updates. We aim to gain more Facebook fans and twitter followers to raise awareness of the need of secure data erasing, hard drive destruction, disk […]