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Why IT Asset Disposition is Crucial for Your Business

Every business has to prioritize tasks and spending, and the bottom line is to make money, which naturally places the priority on tasks that lead to this end. However, making money isn’t enough. You also have to avoid losing money, and this means putting protections in place that safeguard your company against a variety of […]
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Risk Mitigation when Dealing with IT Asset Disposal

One of the biggest problems facing many companies is keeping up with the breakneck speeds at which technology is advancing. In the last three decades alone, we’ve gone from landlines, to cell phones, to smart phones and other wireless devices, and computer technologies are advancing just as rapidly. This has created all kinds of risks […]
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Growing Risk with Used Equipment

Data breaches are on the rise and many companies are concerned about the safety of their IT equipment when they’re finished using it. According to a recent survey conducted in the UK, about 69% of respondents admitted to having concerns about their data being breached in the recycling process and were likely to keep hold of it instead. […]
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Up your IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Game

Data stored on technology, whether in-use or not, should always be protected. If not, information could easily be stolen from unused hard drives, servers, cell phones, or other devices. With a common focus on cybersecurity, security gaps during the IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) process becomes an easy target. When IT devices are ready to be […]
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5 Dangerous Ways to Dispose of Old Hard Drives

Computer technology has revolutionized the ability to create, store, and share data. No longer do businesses have to deal with the hassles inherent to hard copies of documents, including figuring out where to store mountains of paper and wasting untold hours on filing and sending data by courier. The downside, of course, is that tons […]
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Why Every Workplace Needs to Take Hard Drive Destruction Seriously

Most businesses go to great lengths to secure digital data. You probably have a firewall and antivirus protections in place to secure your network. There’s a good chance you utilize strict password protection protocols to ensure that only approved employees have access to certain data. You may even encrypt data in the unlikely event of […]
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What Data Remains?

When technology is ready to be upgraded, companies in Sioux Falls and beyond face many choices when getting rid of their equipment. Whether required by legislation, preventing a data breach, or just keeping proprietary information secure, all data stored must be properly removed before reselling, reusing or recycling. What Types of Data Remain? The huge […]
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Can you Trust an Electronics Recycler with Data Destruction?

Keeping your data secure is critical no matter what industry your business is in. This is especially important when it comes time to refresh your computer equipment and get rid of the old. What happens to the data stored on your used equipment? Many businesses assume they are safe when they get rid of IT […]
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The Benefits (and Risks) of Going Paperless

Although we’re far more comfortable using less paper in the format of newspaper and mailing letters, the workplace is still holding onto piles of paper. As of 2017, only 25% of organizations run a totally paper-free environment. Surprisingly, even with the introduction of technology, the usage of paper products has actually increased by 126% in […]
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