ERI’s John Shegerian Warns that Last Year’s Record Number of Data Breaches is “Just the Beginning”
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Shegerian claimed that the numbers are an indicator of an exponentially increasing upward trend – and said that 2017’s record quantity of criminal breaches are only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of the potential problems. He added that mining of data on discarded devices is a huge and unchecked part of the problem, explaining that hardware hacking is more common than ever because many organizations that claim to recycle electronics and destroy data are actually shipping the devices abroad.
“When a device is responsibly recycled here in the US, part of that process should always include complete, physical data destruction,” said Shegerian. “Unethical and illegal shipping of e-waste abroad has become an additional layer to the hardware security issue because it leads to the wholesale liquidation of our national security and the privacy of the corporations and individuals of
Shegerian also noted that ERI currently provides the only dually certified nationwide solution offering 100 percent guaranteed data destruction for consumer electronics devices, e-waste, and hardware.
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world's largest ITAD and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, is certified to de-manufacture and recycle every type of electronic waste in an environmentally responsible manner. ERI processes more than 275 million pounds of electronic waste annually at eight locations, serving every zip code in the United States. For more information about e-waste recycling and ERI, call 1-800-ERI-DIRECT or visit https://eridirect.com.
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