HP Offers Free Data Cleansing on Leased PCs

HP Offers Free Data Cleansing on Leased PCs

HP today announced a free data cleansing program on the hard drives of leased HP PCs to help customers enhance their security and meet regulatory compliance.(1)
HP Financial Services, the leasing and financial services subsidiary of HP, will perform a one-pass disk overwrite, consistent with U.S. Department of Defense standards, at the end of lease agreements on HP desktop and notebook PCs leased between now and July 10, 2006.

Whether involving confidential customer records or proprietary company information, it is increasingly important to protect and secure sensitive data. Executives are deluged by new laws being enacted to protect customer anonymity. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act all contain specific liabilities related to companies’ data. “The legal obligation and liability of protecting customer or patient information are with the original owner of the data,” said Irv Rothman, president and chief executive officer, HP Financial Services.

Many companies find it difficult to keep up with the rate of change of regulations and penalties related to access, storage, and the processing of confidential information. Data wipes can help prevent information from being shared and can aid executives in avoiding costly financial and legal repercussions.

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