The ever-famous Titanic sinking attached leeriness to the term “unsinkable.” If a ship claimed as unsinkable could actually sink, what other claims also prove impossible? When a recent “unbreakable” data encryption method was released by Battelle Memorial Institute, a Ohio-based nonprofit research and development contractor, skepticism closely followed. Data encryption is a security method used to encode information to allow only …
3 Different Data Encryption Methods (and Why They Matter to You)
It’s no secret that we at DataShield are large proponents of data security. Not only are data breaches incredibly expensive, but laws regarding data security need to be followed if businesses want to avoid large fines. And while we are obviously advocates of hard drive shredding when getting rid of your computer, that only guarantees the safety of your data once …
The Hidden Security Dangers of Your Office Copier
Most discussions of office security typically involve shredding documents, securing hard drives, and making a security plan for phones and other personal devices. Focusing too much on any of these, however, can lead businesses to forget about a security threat that usually goes unnoticed: the office copier. Facts About Office Copiers: Copiers are computers, too: Perhaps the most obvious of …