RECORDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MONTH

Records and Information Management Month is celebrated globally each year in April. It’s a month dedicated to raising awareness and educating employees and leadership about the importance of information management within the organization. This annual event also provides the perfect opportunity to discuss how your enterprise can set itself up for RIM success.
EXPLORE OUR TOP RIM ASSETS

RIM TOP TIPS

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Retention & Privacy
Compliance in Collaboration Tools
Ask yourself: Do you have a legitimate
reason to keep it?
Stop duplicating: Identify the true
record, destroy copies

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Legacy Systems
WFH, Going Back to Work
Shred the non-essential: Think paper
AND electronic records
Review your policies: Are they up-to-date for
a more agile workforce?

PRIVACY TOP TIPS

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Retention & Privacy
Compliance in Collaboration Tools
Protect your customers' privacy: The more you retain, the greater the risk of data breach.
Comply with privacy laws: minimize the
use of personal data

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Legacy Systems
WFH, Going Back to Work
Don't forget to check for personal data in legacy systems or on backup tapes.
Using personal devices to perform work can put personal data at risk. Include them in your policies.

INFOSEC TOP TIPS

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Retention & Privacy
Compliance in Collaboration Tools
Securely dispose of sensitive information
Use only Authorized Collaboration Tools

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Legacy Systems
WFH, Going Back to Work
Delete Overretained and Redundant/Obsolete/Trivial data to prevent theft by hackers
Print/Store/Dispose of documents securely, at home or
in the office
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Office 365 Security Compliance Is A Team Effort

For many organizations, Microsoft's Office 365 is their on-ramp to cloud computing, but the dynamic nature of this software-as-a-service suite demands new approaches to security and compliance.

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Retention Schedules: The Golden Thread Of Compliant Information Management

Only 43 percent of participating organizations have a legally credible records retention schedule in every business location.

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Office Space Transformation Post-Covid

While operationalizing remote workers has been tackled, there’s one area that organizations still need to figure out - their office space.

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Retention And Destruction: Keys To Ensuring Your Information Management

Your path to becoming a records management legend starts in the far reaches of your warehouses, files and legacy systems. But before you bask in glory—and those tropical breezes—you may need to conquer some hidden costs of records and information management (RIM) and navigate complex regulatory and discovery requirements. 

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Prioritizing CCPA Privacy: Managing Data Retention And Privacy Together

As organizations focus on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), they may realize that managing privacy and data retention go hand in hand. 

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Information Security and Records Management Best Practices For a Remote Workforce

With so many employees now working from home, Iron Mountain is sharing best practices for maintaining the security and privacy of your information during this unprecedented time.

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 Legacy Records Management: Time To Stop Ignoring Those Old Files

Because legacy records are deeply buried in a records management system, they can become neglected, especially when they are seldom used.

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Work From Home Security Basics: Is Your Data Backup In Synch?

Despite the best efforts of IT organizations to educate employees about how to protect their home laptops and other endpoint devices against cyberattacks and equipment failures, the reality is that many people think the systems they use are likely protected automatically, which is not always the case.
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Bridging The Gap Between Retention & Privacy

Increasing privacy concerns, news of high profile data breaches and new stringent laws like GDPR reinforces that privacy is a critical element of information management.

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Technology and Compliance: More Than a Marriage of Convenience

Leverage AI and ML technology in managing compliance throughout your information lifecycle.

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Which Wins? Retention Rules Vs. Data Privacy Law In A Multijurisdictional Environment

Multijurisdictional organizations are struggling to reconcile records retention policies with the many different data privacy requirements imposed at different locations around the globe. How can your organization navigate retention and data privacy more easily? Automate.

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Workplace Reorganisation in Practice: Decluttering Your Office to Reclaim Valuable Space

We will show you common areas we usually spot as opportunities with our customers, and will give you practical tips on how to “clean start” in the “new normal”.

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The Legacy Data Lifecycle: From Migration To Restoration To Disposition

You've probably noticed that your vital business data becomes less vital over time. But that doesn't mean you can toss it out as you please.

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Is It Data? Is It a Record? Is It Information?

Putting structure to information is a key factor to making sense of it, and an essential building block to structuring your data is classification. But that’s just one part of the story - you need to know where your information comes from and where it moves, throughout its lifecycle.

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Reassure Employees And Customers With A Safe, Welcoming Space

In this blog post, London Kemp shares her perspective on how corporate real estate professionals must address a new set of challenges and opportunities due to COVID-19.

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Efficient Legacy Tape Management: Start With A Data Migration And Restoration Plan

Getting your archival data offsite and out of harm's way—but keeping it readily accessible—is critical for achieving a sound data management, and specifically, a tape management, strategy.

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Make Time to Rethink Your RIM Awareness

During RIM Awareness month, we are encouraging organizations to rethink their approach to Records and Information Management (RIM) and Information Governance (IG) - to take those disciplines and activities to a new dimension that aligns with our collective digital destiny.

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Physical Meets Digital: Mastering Skills to Preserve Your Information in a Physical and Digital World

Overcoming the challenges of data migration and preservation in the digital age.

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Physical Meets Digital: Embracing Digital Transformation On The Journey To Information Management

How to overcome the new challenges of records and information management.

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Physical Meets Digital: COVID-19 Phase 2: Preparing Your Workplace And Remote Workforce

Best practices and actionable tips to prepare for the second phase of COVID-19.

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Are You A Hoarder Or A Purger?

Do you know if your processes result in you holding onto paper records or purging them. Download and share this interactive infographic to learn if you are a hoarder or a purger.

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