Did you know that nearly every digital photocopier since 2002 contains a hard-drive, just like your laptop and computer? More concerning is that those photocopiers store an image of every document that has been scanned, photocopied or emailed.
In our last blog (admittedly posted over a year ago) we went through how we permantly sanitise the data on your hard-drives which most people know exists on their PC's, laptops and smartphones.
This blog is about the secret danger that exists within your photocopier.
Watch the video below and then we will tell you how we can provide a solution for secure IT disposal, including photocopiers.
It's amazing to think how many confidential documents would be stored in your photocopier when you are disposing of it.
The options for secure disposal include:
1) Data Sanitisation (On or Offsite): The HDD is removed from the copier and given a 3 or 7 pass wipe with DoD approved software before the photocopier is resold or recycled. This can be undertaken at your premises or at our secure processing facility.
2) Physical Destruction: The HDD is removed and then shredded. The HDD can be put into a Secure Disposal Bin at your premises (ask us about this service) and then shipped to our processing facility for physical destruction. Alternatively we can physically destroy it once the photocopier arrives at our premises.
The same process above applies to any piece of IT equipment that contains a hard-drive. Some smartphones can be erased by restoring to factory settings.
We hope you have enjoyed our 1st blog of 2012 and that you take care when disposing of all IT equipment.
We get rid of all our old machines through a confidential waste disposal service it means that all of the hard drives and memory devices are erased and recycled or are shredded into pieces for they metals.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great tips. I think the first option is better since it produces less waste and saves the costs of getting a new HDD if you're planning to sell your old copier.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments.
ReplyDelete@billyzergling - great confidential IT/waste disposal services you offer.
@ business card scanning - We agree with you on that one! How is the card scanning business? How long do you think we have until there are no business cards?
So many people forget to wipe their hard drives I think this is a great article to read.
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