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Global Privacy Summit 2018
At Zasio, we believe in continued education and innovation. We’re always looking for ways to expand what we know to better help serve our clients. This means we often take opportunities to learn from other experts in the industry. With this philosophy in mind, our Director of Consulting and General Counsel Soo Kang will be at the 2018 International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit. The conference runs March 26-28 in Washington, D.C. Interested in catching up with Soo at the conference? Just want to learn more about the GDPR and Privacy Concerns? Register today at https://iapp.org/conference/global-privacy-summit-2018/register-now/
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When in Doubt, Reach Out (to Support)
Technology can be frustrating. Especially if you’re using new software or starting a new process. As you probably know, new software usually has a learning curve. That means you might not recognize the best way to complete your daily tasks right off the bat. There’s not a wrong way to do things if you get the result you want, but there might be a more efficient way. Our technology is here to help. We know you’re busy—technology shouldn’t add unnecessary steps to your day. Instead, it should be a natural extension of your existing processes.
Because of our long history in...
2017 Zasio Research Summary
Our Zasio research summary team had another eventful year in 2017. We conducted international research for 58 countries, which includes all states and DC for the U.S. and all Australian and Canadian territories/states.
This research was performed for Consulting clients and Versatile Retention (VR) software subscribers in a wide range of industries, including financial institutions, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.
Internationally, we added over 11,000 citations and updated nearly 4,000. Domestically, we added nearly 3,000 citations and updated 2,000. A significant portion were added because of expanding subscription jurisdictions.
The EU adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation 2016/679) becomes...
Hard-Copy Files in a Digital World
Another day, another personal information data breach.
Many companies started looking at their own system’s weaknesses after learning about the recent Uber data breach. No one wants to be the next data breach headline. This kind of news can make people long for the days when records retention was simpler and paper-based documents meant data protection wasn’t always part of the daily routine. Some may even wonder whether the benefits of personal data protection outweigh the administrative burden of returning to hard-copy records. But did you know that low-tech data can be just as easy, if not easier, to breach?
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5 Tips for a More Secure Password
We are in an age of unprecedented digital technology and connectivity. As a result, businesses face an ever-increasing risk of cyber-attacks and security breaches. Just glance at the news to see how frequently such incidents occur. These attacks and breaches can be extremely costly and debilitate a business’s vitality and reputation. One of the most commonly exploited areas of a security system is the password. Attacks on passwords can occur physically on-site or through online brute-force attacks.
Consider the following five points to create and maintain a more secure password:
- Keep it long: The length of a password is...
U.S. Employer in Class Action Lawsuit Over Employee Privacy Recordkeeping Violations
Employees from Peacock Foods recently filed a class action suit against their employer. The group claims the company violated the Illinois Biometric Identifier Privacy Act. The employees say the company collected their fingerprints when they clocked in and out of work. They also claim the company didn’t follow the mandates meant to protect this information.
This Act requires private entities who collect biometric identifiers, such as iris scans, fingerprints, and even photos to create a written retention schedule. This schedule must be available to the public, specify why this data is collected, and include plans to destroy the records as...
Records Management Disaster Plan Development
Developing a Disaster Plan
Do you have a records management disaster plan? Headlines about natural disasters provide a stark reminder that we can’t control our environment. However, if we plan for disasters and assess risks, we can help ensure business continuity if disaster strikes.
To plan for disaster, analyze the different types of potential disasters and then prepare to mitigate loss. For a records manager, this means finding a way to limit interruption to vital records. It also means taking steps to mitigate the disaster’s impact to the records program.
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We’re Celebrating Our 30th Year in Business!
Boise, ID — Zasio Enterprises, Inc. recently celebrated 30 years in records management and information governance (IG). Since 1987, founder and CEO Kevin Zasio has built and grown a company—and just as importantly, a team— that’s made a huge impact to IG programs of companies all over the world.
Zasio, Enterprises Inc. began as a Bay Area startup, where Kevin started the process of developing software that could manage the full storage-to-destruction life cycle of a company’s records. But it wasn’t just software Kevin had to consider. There were also federal, state, and international laws and regulations that laid out specific...
Solving the Medical Records Puzzle: Identifying Retention Requirements
Records retention is challenging for healthcare entities. The requirements are complex and there is a lack of harmony among state, federal, and accreditation requirements. State and federal regulations identify different documents you must maintain in a patient’s medical record and mandate different retention periods for the medical record.
Federal law typically requires the retention of medical records for five years. In contrast, states tend to mandate longer retention periods that average seven to ten years after a patient’s most recent visit. However, there are exceptions, such as Massachusetts, which requires the retention of medical records for at least twenty years....
Zasio Gifts Scholarship to San José State University School of Information
BOISE, ID — To celebrate 30 years in business, Zasio Enterprises, Inc. gifted a scholarship to the San José State University Masters in Archives and Records Administration Program. CEO Kevin Zasio presented the program with a scholarship to support the efforts of graduate students hoping to advance their education in the field.
Zasio, a records management and information governance software and consulting company, was founded in San José in 1987. Since the company achieved three decades in the industry, Kevin returned to his roots to gift the scholarship to the community that first supported it.
“Because almost every business creates,...
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