| In the information age, there’s an increase in | | | | drive. They can also retrieve software that’s |
| the need for safety with respect to your | | | | licensed for your company as well. Safely |
| information and this applies especially to | | | | disposing of it requires that the hard drive is |
| companies. When recycling your old office | | | | irretrievably destroyed. A computer recycler will |
| computers, making use of computer recyclers to | | | | do this and will provide you with proof that your |
| facilitate the process could help you to ensure | | | | data has been carefully destroyed so that your |
| that safety guidelines are adhered to 100 % of | | | | company can rest easy. A certificate of |
| the time. | | | | destruction is enough to cover you from a legal |
| Is erasing what’s on the hard drive enough? | | | | perspective as well. The onus then falls on the |
| Before disposing of a computer, some companies | | | | company that has managed the recycling process |
| delete everything on the hard drive. A lot of | | | | for you. |
| people think they can just delete everything that | | | | Some companies make their old computer |
| is on a computer and then proceed to safely and | | | | hardware available for employees to purchase or |
| carefully dispose of it. If the computer gets into | | | | to keep. While this is something that could help |
| skilled hands, the individual who finds it can often | | | | employee morale and help you dispose of old |
| retrieve a lot of the data on that hard drive. | | | | equipment, this does not protect the information |
| The ramifications of data getting into the wrong | | | | that is on the computer. |
| hands could be big ones if your sensitive and | | | | Some companies sell their old computers off in |
| confidential data is used by someone outside of | | | | auctions, or give the computers to a worthwhile |
| the company. Imagine the associated headaches if | | | | charity. Computer recyclers manage this process |
| someone finds information that could harm your | | | | for you after ensuring that your data is removed. |
| company, your clients, or your staff? What would | | | | When looking at options for computer recycling, |
| that do to your company’s reputation? What | | | | be sure you deal with a company that does more |
| would that do to you personally if you’re | | | | than take the computers off your hands. Look |
| found to be negligent with maintaining confidential | | | | for a responsible and reputable organisation that |
| information? | | | | assures you of the safe disposal of your data |
| Someone who retrieves files can often re-build a | | | | before the computer is recycled. |
| lot of the contents of the computer’s hard | | | | |