Outsmart the thieves, satisfy the regulators and reassure consumers

The scenarios are enough to make an IT Director tremble: 'Thief steals backup data on 365,000 patients.' 'Laptop computer stolen from home held information on personal loans.' In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the theft of personal information, with many incidents involving unencrypted backup tapes or laptops and PCs holding data that was not secured.

In response, there has been an equally daunting explosion of laws and regulations worldwide - including the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Companies Act, and many others - which hold companies accountable for keeping consumers information private, confidential and secure.

Iron Mountain helps you safeguard personal information

Many organisations have turned to Iron Mountain for help in protecting high-value information - including customer and employee data - at those points where it is most vulnerable. As a clear leader in data protection, Iron Mountain offers a range of capabilities to strengthen information privacy. These include:

• Encryption of backup data to make it unreadable in transit and storage, with data vaulted in highly-secure Iron Mountain facilities
  
• Automatic encryption of sensitive files stored on laptops and PCs, with the ability to automatically eliminate those files if the device is lost or stolen
  
• Secure shredding and tape destruction services that guarantee confidential records and media are destroyed in a way that is timely, secure, and well documented
  

The protections built into an Iron Mountain solution offer a triple benefit: They enhance compliance with key regulations, reduce your exposure to headline-grabbing security breaches, and reassure your customers, employees, and partners that you're committed to protecting the data they have entrusted to you.