Nearly all of us depend on our smartphones and tablets in one way or another — to stay connected, to look up information and to store notes, calendars and reminders, both for our personal lives and for our businesses. Because of that, cell phones are a huge target for data thieves. A poorly secured phone can yield all sorts of … Read More
Threat Tuesday: Manufacturing Technology and IIoT
Manufacturing and industrial applications are increasingly taking advantage of advances in sensor, networking and control technology to improve and optimize processes. For example, sensors can alert a plant manager if a machine stops running, and even provide feedback on tolerances, temperatures, and other parameters — warning of problems before they happen. And in pre-manufacturing operations, smart devices are being used … Read More
CyberCrunch offers special discount to ARROW Electronics Asset Disposition Customers
Nationwide ITAD provider to offer discounts to former ARROW Customers CyberCrunch the world’s fastest growing data destruction and e waste recycling firm, announces today it will welcome former Arrow Sustainable Technology Solutions customers by offering a 25 percent discount to their existing contracts through the end of 2019 with agreed upon contract extensions. This agreement comes on the heels of … Read More
CYBERCRUNCH™ NEWS: ADVICE ON SAFE, SECURE DATA DESTRUCTION AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
Welcome to our newsletter, in which we aim to help your organization to protect yourself from data breaches as well giving you advice on data destruction and recycling. Welcome to the April edition of the CyberCrunch® newsletter. It’s nearly Earth Day, which we consider a very important reminder to look after the environment. In celebration, we are giving away $2,000! … Read More
CyberCrunch Announces Contest for Students in Celebration of Earth Day
Winners of the #CyberCrunchRecycling social media contest will receive $1,000. CyberCrunch, a certified, full-service data destruction and e-waste recycling company, announced today that it is hosting a video contest to award children in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia area with a $1,000 giveaway. Electronics are the fastest-growing source of waste on the planet, and the U.S. is the largest producer of … Read More
CyberCrunch Recycling Becomes One of Handful of Companies to Achieve Delaware Recycling Permit
CyberCrunch, a nationwide e-waste recycling and data destruction company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this week announced they have attained a Delaware recycling permit, one of only a handful of companies authorized to provide onsite hard-drive shredding in the State of Delaware. Recognized as the industry leader in e-waste and data destruction, with each State having different e-waste laws, CyberCrunch works … Read More
Residents of Cleveland, fined $387,000 for garbage, and recycling violations from the 1st of August
According to a data revealed via The Plain Dealer; from the moment the City Council decided to lift the moratorium on fining their residents for recycling violations and curbside garbage three months ago, a total of 3,132 citations have been issued by the service department for about $387,000 in fines. This data reveals that only about 14% of those cited … Read More
Target to pay a $7.4 Million Fine for Illegally Depositing E-Waste inside Trash
Target to pay a $7.4 Million Fine for Illegally Depositing E-Waste inside Trash Target has been illegally depositing hazardous e-waste and other sensitive waste and medical materials in the trash for four years. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that target was slapped with a $7.4 million fine by California for breaking the state’s laws on e-waste recycling … Read More
AWS introduces a new feature targeted at preventing accidental leaks of S3 data
AWS introduces a new feature targeted at preventing accidental leaks of S3 data The web services division at Amazon has introduced a new AWS security feature to prevent any accidental exposure of data occasioned by S3 data storage buckets misconfiguration. From now henceforth, people with AWS accounts will now be able to access four brand new options through their S3 … Read More
CyberCrunch™ November Newsletter: Advice on safe, secure data destruction
CyberCrunch™ News: Advice on safe, secure data destruction and electronic recycling Welcome to our monthly newsletter, designed to help organizations avoid data breaches and responsibly recycle hardware. This month, we look at the latest data breach to hit the aviation industry, which has affected an astonishing 9.5 million passengers. We’ll discuss the importance of data destruction to help avoid breaches … Read More
