Did you know that Singapore generates about 60,000 tonnes of e-waste a year? That’s equivalent to discarding about 70 mobile phones per person in Singapore! And the scary thing is that this number is expected to increase with greater spending power and new technologies constantly replacing old ones. Why is this a problem? E-waste refers to electrical and electronic waste, such as computers, laptops, mobile phones and TVs. While these items can often be refurbished, repaired o

There are many reasons why organizations need to wipe hard drives. Whether you want to repurpose the drives, resell them or completely remove the data before you physically destroy them, complete data removal is key to achieving data sanitization. But simply deleting the data from the hard drive is simply not enough! This is because it doesn’t completely remove that data; it only “hides” the data on a storage device. And until the data has been overwritten, it remains easily

“How do you secure your Company’s data?” is the key question that all businesses want to know. Whether is it from cyber attacks, data viruses, software failure or human error, securing one’s company’s information is of utmost priority to any business. But hold your horses, before we get into the nitty gritty of how to maintain your data security, let me first start by telling you what Data Privacy is. What is Data Privacy? Data Privacy, or Information Privacy, refers to the b

There was a time where blackberry and apple were just fruits in a supermarket. It’s true. The Internet has blurred the lines between the real world and the virtual one. People are spending more time online everyday. I mean, the first thing we see when we wake up is our phone, and the last thing we see before we sleep is our phone! (Don’t tell me that’s not true) However, just as the digital world is becoming more important, it’s also becoming a bigger target for attacks. Yet,