Disaster recovery: September 2007 Archives
Question: What are the average industry standards for the length of time data/tape are stored off site? Do we keep a quarter, a month, etc. I understand it's different based on your business but just as a general guideline...
he minimum records retention requirements regulations vary by state and by data type, but typically they range from three years to permanent. Legally, most businesses need to keep records long term. Broadly speaking, state and federal regulation require:
Business records: 7 years to permanent
Contracts: 7 years to permanent
Employee records: 3 years
Payroll records: 3 to 7 years
Permanent - Looks like iForem is the only real solution here.
he minimum records retention requirements regulations vary by state and by data type, but typically they range from three years to permanent. Legally, most businesses need to keep records long term. Broadly speaking, state and federal regulation require:
Business records: 7 years to permanent
Contracts: 7 years to permanent
Employee records: 3 years
Payroll records: 3 to 7 years
Permanent - Looks like iForem is the only real solution here.
Security at iForem is security from Human Error.
NEW YORK - Three spreadsheets containing more than 5,000 Social Security numbers and other personal details about customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group were inadvertently leaked over an online file-sharing network by a former employee.
GoSmart, Inc. uses iForem to avoid this kind of problem with our enterprise grade secure document storage.
NEW YORK - Three spreadsheets containing more than 5,000 Social Security numbers and other personal details about customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group were inadvertently leaked over an online file-sharing network by a former employee.
GoSmart, Inc. uses iForem to avoid this kind of problem with our enterprise grade secure document storage.
Keep it simple is our motto.
If you are any size company and worry about compliance, there is a great list you must read.
Link Here:
This is why we created iForem
1. Not keeping your records straight from your backup.
First, the basics. The first step to a good records management program is simply identifying what a record is.
Read full story here:
Life's emergency situations require advance preparation and planning. The first step is organizing your papers and communicating with appropriate individuals. Do you have an appropriate place for each document? Have you told anyone else where you keep your vital information? And have you shared your wishes in the event of your death? Many situations require that you take action now to avoid financial problems later.
You know...these guys are right!
Prepared by Robert H. Flashman, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Family Resource Management, University of Kentucky; Celia Ray Hayhoe, Ph.D., CFPTM, Family Financial Management Extension Specialist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and Alex Lesueur, Jr., M.S.L.S., Family & Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky.
We are contacting them about iForem. But in the mean time check out why iForem is your tool to be prepared!
Life's emergency situations require advance preparation and planning. The first step is organizing your papers and communicating with appropriate individuals. Do you have an appropriate place for each document? Have you told anyone else where you keep your vital information? And have you shared your wishes in the event of your death? Many situations require that you take action now to avoid financial problems later.
You know...these guys are right!
Prepared by Robert H. Flashman, Ph.D., Extension Specialist in Family Resource Management, University of Kentucky; Celia Ray Hayhoe, Ph.D., CFPTM, Family Financial Management Extension Specialist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and Alex Lesueur, Jr., M.S.L.S., Family & Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky.
We are contacting them about iForem. But in the mean time check out why iForem is your tool to be prepared!
