The UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has seen a massive surge in the number of reported data breaches in their latest released figures. The Health sector fared worse with an almost doubling of reported breaches from Q2 to Q4 2013. There were in total 420 separate incidents reported to the ICO in Q4 2013 with […]
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Why are Small Businesses Under Threat of a Data Breach?
A recent survey conducted by PWC on behalf of BIS has highlighted the data security risks facing small businesses; it showed that the number of companies who have experienced a data loss has more than doubled in the last year. The cost per individual incident for a small business can range from £35k to £65k […]
DiskShred returns to Data Centre World 2014
DiskShred is delighted to announce its return to Data Centre World at Excel, London on the 26th and 27th of February. Our team of media destruction experts will be on hand at stand C30 throughout the event to offer advice and guidance on keeping you compliant and penalty free. When it comes to destroying data, […]
NHS Health Boards have over 800 cases of data loss in the past 5 years
The UK NHS Health Boards have seen a massive surge in the volume of data breach incidents in the past five years. This alarming figure was obtained by the Liberal Democrats through a FOI request and serves to underline the severity and sheer volume of data losses within the Health sector. What’s even more worrying […]
DiskShred do 4 Countries in 4 Days!
DiskShred continues to prove it will go the extra mile to support its customers when last week it successfully completed on-site shredding of both Hard Drives and Tapes in France, Belgium, Germany and Italy. The team of skilled operatives kept to a challenging schedule to ensure they arrived at each nominated site on-time, which is […]