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Winners Announced: Easter Getaway Promotion
Congratulations to the following customers who have won one of our three lucky prizes in our Easter Getaway Promotion! The winning entries had creative responses to the question "Do you have an annual Easter Tradition?" Trent K - "For 20 years now we are forced to go...
International e-Waste Day
International e-Waste Day To honour one of the most significant issues facing the age of information, the 13th of October marks the first International e-Waste Recycling Day. The initiative was founded by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum –...
e-Waste Victoria Landfill Ban
The Victorian Government has announced it will ban e-waste to landfill on 1 July, 2019. This ban intends to increase the volume of resources recovered and support jobs in the recycling industry while keeping potentially dangerous chemicals out of landfill. E-waste is...
Canva Data Security Breach
What would you do if your data ended up in the wrong hands? This was the frightening reality faced by almost 140 million users of Australian online design platform Canva in a recent data security breach on May 24th. This information breach saw the data of these users...
Changes to Data Breach Policies – Are You Prepared?
Between 2015 and 2016, more than one hundred data breach notifications were submitted to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, with many more believed to have gone unreported. For this reason, it is no wonder the government has decided to introduce...
Keeping Your Data Safe Over Christmas With These Data Security Tips
Nothing can ruin Christmas quite like a data breach. We don’t mean to be a Grinch, but data safety is key to avoiding financial and reputational harm during the festive season. While you’re busy decorating and buying presents, opportunists could be looking for...
Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR
As of May 2018, the European Union’s laws regarding data protection and regulation have changed. Even though the laws don’t strictly cover Australian businesses and trading, it’s still worth understanding what’s going on and vital if your business trades with those...
Tokyo Olympics Will Feature Recycled Medals
Tokyo is set to abandon an age-old Olympic tradition and produce their medals from recycled e-waste. While this is terrific news for both fans and environmentalists alike, it does raise some fascinating questions about the medal-production process, and the benefits...
How to Start an Office Clean Desk Policy (and Why It’s Essential)
Many Australian businesses are loving the benefits of a clean desk policy – and for good reason. It’s not just good for their employee’s health, morale and productivity; it’s also a great way to prevent confidential data leaks or breaches. We’ll run through some...
The Importance of E-Waste Destruction & Recycling
For many Australian businesses, a changeover in technology (or even a dying old computer) means one thing: your investment, your trusted work tool, and your data ends up in landfill. It’s typically done without much consideration of alternatives, or any thought of the...
Welcome to the New Age of Identity Theft
A news story from the ABC in September highlights an alarming new trend. Identity theft has evolved and poses a serious threat to anyone with personal identification stored digitally. What were the costs of identity theft? In this example, scammers used the person’s...
Medical Records Found Outside Brisbane Hospital
Secure Medical Documents Found Outside Brisbane Hospital In scary scenes for patients of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), a staff member found abandoned files containing sensitive patient data on a road near the hospital. Such a case raises some serious...
The Importance of Uniform Destruction
Some threats to a company’s integrity are as obvious as they come, such as sensitive data being stolen and leaked. However, some of the risks your company faces aren’t quite as clear and are often overlooked. For most businesses, recovery and destruction of uniforms...
3 Reasons To Securely Destroy Uniforms
Uniforms are an integral part of many Australian businesses. From local retail to the frontline of our national security, a uniform associates a person with the values and qualities of the organisation. Unfortunately, they can also pose severe risks to your business –...
e-Waste Is Turning Thailand into a Dump for Hazardous Waste
Thailand has become the new destination for a large portion of the Western world’s waste. The result of this process has seen local waterways polluted beyond the possibility of repair, communities suffering without access to clean water, and hazardous levels of toxic...