Asset Recovery
Asset Recovery is the process of maximizing the value of unused or end of life assets through effective reuse or refurbishment.
Basel II
Basel II is a new framework published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 for regulating the capital adequacy of banks. Replacing the current Capital Accord (also known as Basel I), Basel II offers implementing jurisdictions a more comprehensive and risk-sensitive framework that aligns regulatory capital requirements of banks more closely with the inherent risks they face. It consists of three pillars: minimum capital requirements, supervisory review process, market discipline.
Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. It governs how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business.
Charity
Charity is an organization for helping people in need. The Red Cross and Po Leung Kuk are the well-known charities.
Computer Recycling Programme
The Computer Recycling Programme (CRP) is a voluntary Producer Responsibility Scheme. It has been set up and funded by the computer trade to provide a mean for the public to manage their used computer equipment in an environmentally sound manner.
Contractor for Computer Recycling Programme
The contractor is appointed by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD). It is responsible for collecting used computers and accessories for refurbishment and recycling in the Computer Recycling Programme.
Data Destruction
To destruct data to avoid leakage of information by different ways.
Data Erase
To erase data to protect the confidentiality of information.
Data Sanitization
Data sanitization is the process of deliberately, permanently removing or destroying the data stored on a memory device.
Data Security
Data Security is the means of ensuring that data is kept safe and that access to it is suitably controlled. Thus data security helps to ensure privacy. It also helps in protecting personal data.
Data Wipe
It is a process to clean all deleted data files and folders from your hard disk drive and other removable USB media to safeguard your computer privacy.
Degaussing
Degaussing is applicable to all magnetic storage devices, which can permanently destroy data. During the degaussing process, the magnetic flux of the media is reduced to virtually zero by applying a reversing magnetizing field.
Degausser
The degaussing machine
Delete
Merely deletes the pointer to a file and data is not overwritten.
DoD 5220-22M
The DoD 5220-22M specification is utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense in dealing with classified information. DoD 5220-22M is regarded as a standard for sanitization to counter data remanence
Donation
Donation is an act of giving something to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them.
Disposal of Computer Equipment with Sensitive Information Guidelines
Disposal of Computer Equipment with Sensitive Information Guidelines are the guidelines issued by the Hong Kong Government, introducing safe methods to destroy electronic data completely.
End-of-Life (EOL)
End-of-Life (EOL) is a term used with respect to a retailed product, indicating that the product is in the end of its product lifetime and a vendor will no longer be marketing, selling, or promoting a particular product and may also be limiting or ending support for said product.
European Union Directive on Data Protection (Directive 95/46/EC)
A European Union (EU) directive used as the basis for data protection laws of all EU member nations that prohibits transfers of personal data to countries without "adequate" data protection.
Format
Empty root directory and creates new blank indexing scheme for storing new info and data can be recovered by professional software
FTC Disposal Rule
The Disposal Rule was established by the US Federal Trade Commission. It requires that the consumer information be properly disposed of to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information, in a further effort to combat identity theft and other forms of consumer fraud.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act mandates that all financial institutions establish appropriate security standards to protect customer data from internal and external threats and unauthorized access occurring through online systems and networks. This level of security is mandatory to ensure companies maintain data integrity and privacy standards for employees and customers that have provided personal information.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is a US law designed to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in both the group and individual markets, and to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery as well as other purposes. The Act defines security standards for healthcare information, and it takes into account a number of factors including the technical capabilities of record systems used to maintain health information, the cost of security measures, the need for training personnel, the value of audit trails in computerized record systems, and the needs and capabilities of small healthcare providers.
Hong Kong’s Computer Crimes Ordinance
The Computer Crimes Ordinance was introduced in 1993 to combat computer related crime.
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD)
The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a government department responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation etc.
Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
The HKSAR government has funded Hong Kong Productivity Council to operate the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT). The objective of HKCERT is to provide a centralized contact on computer and network security incident reporting and response for local enterprises and Internet users in case of security incidents. It will coordinate response and recovery actions for reported incidents, help monitoring and disseminating information on security related issues, and provide advice on preventive measures against security threats. The HKCERT will also organize awareness seminars and training courses on information security related topics.
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act criminalize the taking of another person's identity (including identifying information such as name, date of birth, and Social Security number).
ISO 9001:2000
ISO 9001:2000 is a standard for quality management systems. Certification to an ISO 9000 standard certifies that formalized business processes are being applied.
ISO 14001:2004
The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment.
ISO17799
ISO17799 is Code of practice for information security management. ISO17799 establishes guidelines and general principles for initiating, implementing, maintaining, and improving information security management in an organization.
Leader Data Security and Management Company Limited
Leader Data Security and Management Company Limited is a global driving force in the data security and IT electronic asset management field.
Li Tong Group
Li Tong Group is a global recycling company that strives to provide professional services about recycling of disposed electronic products, Ink Cartridges and resources.
Media Disposal
Media disposal is to discard storage media with no other sanitization considerations to protect the confidentiality of information.
National Industrial Security Program (NISP)
The National Industrial Security Program (NISP) is the authority in the United States to safeguard classified information.
Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
A Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legal contract between at least two parties that outlines confidential materials. It is a contract through which the parties agree not to disclose information covered by the agreement.
OGCIO IT Guidelines
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has introduced concepts relating to IT security and elaborates on the Baseline IT Security Policy to ensure data privacy.
Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Act was quickly developed as anti-terrorism legislation in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It expands the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign individuals and entities.
Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
The Ordinance covers any data relating directly or indirectly to a living individual (data subject), from which it is practicable to ascertain the identity of the individual and which are in a form in which access or processing is practicable. It applies to any person (data user) that controls the collection, holding, processing or use of personal data.
Personal Information Protection acts
The Act protects individual privacy by requiring private-sector organizations to obtain consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in most cases.
Physical Destruction
To physically destruct materials to avoid leakage of information. The material cannot be recovered once it has been physically destructed.
Platter
A hard drive’s hard disk
Platter Sanding
To disassemble the hard disk and sand the magnetic oxide off the platter. Platter Sanding is one of the effective ways to destroy data permanently.
Recycle
Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent waste of potentially useful materials.
Reuse
Reuse is using an item more than once
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted as legislation in 2002. This regulation is applicable to all companies listed on stock exchanges in the US. The purpose is to proactively establish controls around the signoff, access, and security of data, create audit trails to track access and alteration of financial information, including the personal data contained in these documents.
Some types of freedom of information (FOI)
Freedom of information legislation is a law which set rules on access to information or records held by government bodies. Over 70 countries around the world such as US and Sweden have implemented some form of such legislation.
Storage Media
Examples of storage media include magnetic disks, tapes, optical disks and so on.
U.K. Data Protection Act
The Data Protection Act passed by the UK government in 1998 gives citizens the right to access information held about you by organizations. The act governs how organizations can use the personal information that they hold - including how they acquire, store, share or dispose of it.
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