There is a chain of custody that exists for personal and business information that is held on storage devices, and there are rules in place both in UK law and within the EU that stipulates how sensitive information must be handled and disposed of.
These measures are in place to help prevent the potentially devastating consequences that can come about when information is found in the public domain. The laws that have been crafted and that continue to be updated compel organisations to protect identifiable information in whatever form it is stored or transported.
Through negligence of employees and contractors or through the deliberate actions of hackers and other data thieves there were hundreds of documented data breaches in the UK in 2012/13, many of which gained significant negative publicity and also monetary penalties through prosecution.
With fines set to increase to up to 2% of an organisation’s annual turnover and with the rules of responsibility being updated to include a data holding organisation being responsible for its choice of disposal contractor it is no surprise that data security efforts are being directed toward protecting electronic equipment through the whole of its life cycle, end of life and within the break fix environment where external or partner organizations must be fully aware of their responsibility to protect data and equipment from intrusion, loss and unauthorised access.
As a single lean-source provider Centrex ITAD services are well placed to provide support for all of your data needs and can assist with data destruction hardware for your own use, on site data sanitizing, secure transportation and peace of mind for break fix and service. PDI and on-site Re-fresh of equipment and removal of redundant Kit in one single process. Secure in the dedicated Centrex lean Infrastructure
Please contact Centrex who will be happy to discuss any of your requirements in more detail. Enquiry Form.