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In the current Information Age a company’s need to maintain their privacy and protect proprietary information is of paramount importance. Granted, there are many affordable options for organizations in the Greater Toronto Area to turn to which provide secure document, … Continue reading London businesses possibly unprepared for Olympics There are very real dangers within information security that businesses might overlook. In addition to employees working from home, proper backup systems should be installed to ensure that there are no unexpected losses of data. Continue reading Medical ID theft on the rise, few aware of the dangers Only 15 percent of insured adults said they were familiar with the new form of identity theft. Of that percentage, only 38 percent could correctly define the term, “medical identity.” Continue reading Outsourcing medical record transcribing raises privacy concerns Currently, dictated reports by hospital physicians and other records generated by doctors are transcribed by staff working in secure locations, but that will change in the fall when 130 unionized transcriptionists will lose their jobs. Continue reading E-waste expected to increase dramatically by 2020, experts say The growing amount of leftover e-waste can cause toxic chemicals to seep into groundwater and even put a greater financial burden on countries already struggling economically, according to a UNEP report. Continue reading ICO fines trust after medical documents left in disused hospital Belfast’s Belvoir Park Hospital launched an investigation after the breach and found that several thousand patient records and employee pay slips – some dated as far back as the 1950s – had been photographed and posted online. Continue reading Mississauga school awarded $10,000 grant for collecting e-waste With only 27 students total at the Froebel Education Centre, it makes their collecting over 7,000 pounds of e-waste in a week and a half all the more remarkable, with each child in the school averaging over 260 pounds of e-waste. Continue reading British Columbia and Ontario ace environmental report card Corporate Knights, released its Green Provinces 2012 survey last week and focused on “clean capitalism” this year. The assessment looked into the 13 provinces’ environmental progress in seven categories: air and climate, water, nature, transportation, waste, energy and innovation. Continue reading Canadian Muslims raising awareness for environmental preservation As reported in an OnIslam article, the group incorporated a green theme, “Green for ISNA, Green for the Environment.” Organizers of the event underlined the importance of creating a green, ethical, Muslim footprint for the environment. Continue reading Fake Chinese military parts come from discarded electronics American investigators discovered fake electronic components in military equipment and reported that a failure of the fake parts could cause missiles to go haywire or leave military transport pilots without a guidance system. Continue reading |
