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O&O Study: Confidential Company and Institutional Data Found on Used Hard Disks.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 31-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In revising the O&O Study, 'Data Data Everywhere,' 200 used hard disks were purchased on eBay and scanned for existing data. On more than 70% of this used storage media O&O discovered some sort of personal or business data. In some cases, the data found were quite staggering. The O&O Study describes the reasons why data are not securely deleted and presents solutions for improving data security for both private and business users.

BERLIN, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Berlin-based O&O Software is today releasing its freshly updated study, "Data Data Everywhere 2005." This particular study tackles the issues concerning the secure deletion of personal and company data on used storage volumes that have been discarded or resold. In...

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