News & Updates
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Why You Should Choose Data Wiping
When it comes to data destruction, there’s no surer way to eliminate all risk of a data breach and identity theft than shredding hard drives and devices. However, you should know that wiping data, when done properly, will comply with consumer privacy laws, as well as stricter industry regulations related to medical, financial, and other […]
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What is DOD-Level Data Wiping?
There are a couple of reasons why you might want to wipe data from hard drives or other devices used to store confidential information. First, you probably pass devices along to new employees rather than getting rid of them, and you don’t want to allow access to existing data or permissions. Second, your South Dakota […]
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Strategies for Recouping the Most Value from Your Assets
Some companies feel that the only solution for IT asset disposition is shredding hard drives and devices to ensure that data is totally beyond recovery. However, your South Dakota business may be interested not only in complying with applicable consumer privacy laws, but also recouping the costs of upgrading IT equipment through remarketing old devices. […]
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Factors to Consider When Choosing an ITAD Partner
With the prevalence of data breaches affecting companies ranging from mega-corporations to mom-and-pop shops, you are no doubt well aware of the need for appropriate IT asset disposition, or ITAD. While you can try to manage this on your own, the truth is you’ll waste a lot of time and money trying to keep up […]
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Which Data Destruction Method is the Most Secure: Data Erasure or Drive Destruction?
IT asset disposition, or ITAD, is just the end of the long process of IT asset management (ITAM). That said, it is no less important than protecting data while it’s in use. This means you must take the time to understand data destruction options so you can remain in compliance with applicable consumer privacy and […]
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The BYOD Policy is Becoming More Popular, But Does it Pose a Security Threat?
Modern offices tend to adopt a more relaxed work environment, one in which the walls of cubicles have come down in favor of open-concept floor plans and employees are encouraged to participate in a team-driven environment. Of course, policies and procedures have not become so lax as to allow for a BYOB mentality. As for […]
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How You Can Save Money in Your Data Center with Data Erasure
For years, one of the difficulties for businesses storing data was the ever-growing volume of hard copies and where to put them. Entire rooms full of filing cabinets were devoted to organized storage of files and overflow went to secure warehouses for storage. In addition to cost, potential downsides included risk of physical theft as […]
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How Secure is SSD Encryption Really?
When your South Dakota company spends money to upgrade hardware, there are several priorities; It has to meet your needs now and in the foreseeable future, it has to integrate with current operating systems, and of course it must be secure. When it comes to solid-state drives (SSDs) that store data, security is of the […]
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How Effective is Shredding Drives Internally?
People used to destroy their hard drives by pounding nails through the disc or dipping them into acid baths. Unfortunately, these tactics were neither safe nor particularly effective. Thankfully, most businesses have realized there are more efficient ways to destroy data, and they don’t involve nails or acid baths. Today, you can either wipe data […]
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