Top Strategies for Secure Computer Recycling Methods
Mark Lee · Jan 26, 2025 · 3 min read
For businesses especially, retiring computers is about more than clearing space. It is about protecting confidential information and meeting privacy obligations, while keeping equipment out of landfill.
Strategies that work
- Keep an inventory of the assets you are retiring, including serial numbers and asset tags.
- Choose a recycler with tracked vehicles and a secure chain of custody.
- Remove identifying labels such as company names and asset tags.
- Have every data-bearing device wiped or physically destroyed.
- Keep the destruction certificate with your compliance records.
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