Iron Mountain loses data on 600K Time Warner employees

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It's very easy for us. For most companies today, I think it should be a pretty simple, effective way of getting some sleep at night and not worrying about backups.

Paul Leone, Vice-President
Information Technology and Logistics
adidas-Salomon Canada Ltd.
It is clear that this is a shift in technology that provides IPC with long-term benefits and less headaches. No more back-up window issues, no more failed tapes/tape drives. Our Disaster Recovery planning has become that much easier.

Brian Thornborrow
Director - Information Technology
IPC Financial Network Inc.

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Boston Business Journal - May 2, 2005

Iron Mountain Inc. lost computer tapes containing information on 600,000 people employed by Time Warner Inc. since 1986, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Iron Mountain spokeswoman Melissa Burman confirmed that one box of computer tapes containing Time Warner employee records had been lost.

New York-based Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) said the U.S. Secret Service is investigating the incident.

The newspaper quoted Time Warner spokeswoman Kathy McKiernan saying the tapes were placed in a container on March 22 and failed to show up at an Iron Mountain storage facility that same day.

No evidence has turned up that the tapes' contents have been accessed or misused, but the companies have been unable to rule out foul play. Time Warner is providing affected employees with resources to monitor their credit reports.

On April 21, Iron Mountain issued a general statement recommending that companies encrypt information contained in backup tapes.

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