In a world where criminals are quick to take advantage of any opening it's important to make sure that any and all documentation and information housed on company PCs is kept secure. While measures are frequently taken to provide that type of security while equipment is on-site at a company location, many times the same precautions are not taken when IT assets are disposed of or sold. It is with this in mind that companies reach out to an IT asset disposition firm to help provide a solution to this issue of security after the sale or disposal of equipment.
When PCs or laptops are liquidated measures must be taken to secure or preferably destroy the information contained on those hard drives. That's where data destruction comes in. Data destruction ensures that information housed on those drives will not fall into the wrong hands.
When a company goes through an IT liquidation or they need to liquidate PCs they can look to an IT asset disposition firm to help. Not only can a firm such as this handle PC liquidations, they can also handle instances where a firm needs to liquidate servers, liquidate switches, liquidate networking equipment and the list goes on and on. Basically this type of firm can assist with the liquidation of anything related to IT including fax machines, phone systems, and copiers.
When it comes to data destruction a firm can choose to either have the information wiped clean from the drives retaining the ability to reuse the drive, or the choice may be hard drive destruction. If wiping the drive clean is chosen, look to a firm that offers DOD compliant data scrubbing. Since the DOD stands for Department of Defense you can rest easy knowing that DOD compliant data scrubbing will provide you with the security you are looking for. On the other hand hard drive destruction is the physical destruction of the drive, also called hard drive shredding. And with this choice, because the drive is physically destroyed the option no longer exists to reuse or resell the drive.
No matter the choice, DOD compliant data scrubbing or hard drive destruction, you will know that the security of your company has been taken care of. When talking to the representative at the IT asset disposition firm of your choice, make sure to bring up this facet of service if PCs or laptops are involved. The representative will be able to walk you through your choices so you can make an educated decision as to which way you want to go. In both cases you will be taking steps to ensure that confidential company information will not fall into the wrong hands. In addition, more than likely there are PCs at your firm that house employee information, such as social security numbers, addresses etc. And certainly that is an important aspect of this service, protecting the employees from the criminals that are just waiting to get their hands on social security numbers.
When PCs or laptops are liquidated measures must be taken to secure or preferably destroy the information contained on those hard drives. That's where data destruction comes in. Data destruction ensures that information housed on those drives will not fall into the wrong hands.
When a company goes through an IT liquidation or they need to liquidate PCs they can look to an IT asset disposition firm to help. Not only can a firm such as this handle PC liquidations, they can also handle instances where a firm needs to liquidate servers, liquidate switches, liquidate networking equipment and the list goes on and on. Basically this type of firm can assist with the liquidation of anything related to IT including fax machines, phone systems, and copiers.
When it comes to data destruction a firm can choose to either have the information wiped clean from the drives retaining the ability to reuse the drive, or the choice may be hard drive destruction. If wiping the drive clean is chosen, look to a firm that offers DOD compliant data scrubbing. Since the DOD stands for Department of Defense you can rest easy knowing that DOD compliant data scrubbing will provide you with the security you are looking for. On the other hand hard drive destruction is the physical destruction of the drive, also called hard drive shredding. And with this choice, because the drive is physically destroyed the option no longer exists to reuse or resell the drive.
No matter the choice, DOD compliant data scrubbing or hard drive destruction, you will know that the security of your company has been taken care of. When talking to the representative at the IT asset disposition firm of your choice, make sure to bring up this facet of service if PCs or laptops are involved. The representative will be able to walk you through your choices so you can make an educated decision as to which way you want to go. In both cases you will be taking steps to ensure that confidential company information will not fall into the wrong hands. In addition, more than likely there are PCs at your firm that house employee information, such as social security numbers, addresses etc. And certainly that is an important aspect of this service, protecting the employees from the criminals that are just waiting to get their hands on social security numbers.