Blancco collaborates with Lenovo on cybersecurity

AUSTIN, Texas, and LONDON – Blancco Technology Group, a data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions provider, has announced a global collaboration with Lenovo.

According to Blancco, its solution is a component of Lenovo’s ThinkShield security portfolio, and its data erasure provides enterprises with proven, audit-ready, and regulation-compliant data sanitization software and process workflows. The solution renders data permanently unrecoverable from active networks, endpoint devices, and decommissioned IT assets.

Other features of Lenovo ThinkShield Data Erasure by Blancco includes minimizing manual procedures for tracking, erasing, and reporting on a wide range of IT assets and storage devices. Blancco provides Lenovo’s enterprise customers with the ability to sanitize data that is no longer needed, including redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data.

“The pandemic changed the way we work, which, in turn, changed the rules of security. Corporate data was no longer protected behind the security perimeter. We knew we also needed to provide a comprehensive security portfolio to address these new challenges,” said Nima Baiati, executive director and general manager, cybersecurity solutions, Intelligent Devices Group, Lenovo. “Blancco’s data erasure enables us to provide our customers with a security offering that includes the ability to eradicate files and folders within or across almost any device, including drives, LUNs [logical unit numbers], removable media, mobile, endpoint devices, servers, and the cloud.”

Incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into data deletion processes is a pivotal facet of contemporary digital practices, particularly concerning the circular economy surrounding devices.

Baiati said, "Blancco data erasure not only safeguards sensitive information but also plays a crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability and ethical practices."

Blancco noted that Lenovo ThinkShield Data Erasure also enables organizations to meet the world’s most stringent data protection regulations. Approved by 14 governing bodies and supporting compliance with more than 25 standards, Blancco’s data erasure creates and stores reports for compliance, audits, reporting, verification, and retention purposes. These reports are protected and digitally signed to prove regulatory compliance.

“We’re delighted to work with Lenovo to enhance the capabilities of its ThinkShield security offering,” said Jim Elder, Blancco vice president of global pathways. “Through our collaboration, we’ll work with Lenovo to address customer pain points, including protecting data through the reduction of the threat footprint, minimizing manual processes, and meeting compliance with global data privacy laws and regulations.”

“No organization is immune to the growing number of security threats, including the rise of AI-generated cyberattacks,” added Jon Mellon, president of global sales, marketing & field operations at Blancco. “As part of Lenovo ThinkShield, we’ll provide companies with an added layer of protection throughout the data lifecycle. In addition, we can help organizations achieve their sustainability goals by using data sanitization to prepare used IT assets for the circular economy rather than destroying devices and contributing to the global e-waste crisis.”

Security Systems News (SSN) reached out to Blancco to learn more about how its erasure technology is being utilized by the platform, and what sets their solution apart from competitors in the market. “Blancco, as the undisputed leader in secure data erasure, has a number of competitive advantages in removing no-longer-needed sensitive data,” Mellon said in reply. “It starts with the world's most secure and scalable platform for data sanitization used to remove no longer needed sensitive and/or redundant data, obsolete and trivial (ROT) data. This platform is powered by patented data erasure technology that has been tested, certified, and approved by dozens of governing bodies and leading organizations around the world. It is deployed using the most modern cloud secure management systems.”

He continued, “Our customers and partners know that if redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT) data is not securely removed, it widens their attack vector. With Blancco, customers enjoy tamper-proof, auditable assurance of complying with the erasure standards that guide their data security policy. Finally, our patented data sanitization workflow technologies assure predictable data erasure of the widest array of assets deployed across private, hybrid and public clouds, at any scale required. Proven, auditable and secure.”

Organizations wanting more information about ThinkShield Data Erasure by Blancco may reach out directly at www.blancco.com/contact-us/.