The cost of a data breach is around $4.35 million (about £3.61 million) in 2022, remaining a pernicious and persistent threat to organisations in the UK and worldwide. IT asset disposition in the UK must therefore actively be used to mitigate the key risk vectors that can compromise data protection and data security. 

 This is important in order to remain GDPR-compliant within the UK and for commercial activities involving EU residents, as well as to remain compliant with the growing number of data protection laws being enacted in other jurisdictions. 

Therefore, IT asset disposition companies in the UK must offer secure and reliable services. ITAD companies such as Wisetek offer global solutions, including remote IT solutions, reverse logistics, manufacturing & fulfilment, certified recycling, and much more. Our ISO-certified ITAD processes help clients achieve maximum ROI on EoL IT assets, reduce needless e-waste, and feed into a circular economy model with initiatives such as our Zero-Landfill Policy. 

Wisetek’s secure ITAD services help organisations in the UK and worldwide to achieve these benefits. Our solutions for IT asset disposition in the UK such as data centre decommissioning, hard drive destruction, hard drive shredding, and data erasure protect data protection whilst minimising the chances that sensitive data falls into the wrong hands. 

Modern businesses deal with enormous quantities of data held on IT devices and data centre equipment. While the benefits of an increasingly digitised economy may be clear, it also comes with potential downsides. Data breaches and compromised data security have also become commonplace, which is one of many reasons why businesses in the UK and elsewhere rely on secure ITAD services. 

ITAD works in tandem with organisational efforts and policies to protect sensitive data by managing the disposition of IT assets at a potentially vulnerable endpoint – their disposal. Redundant IT assets must be properly disposed of with all sensitive data thoroughly destroyed in order to mitigate the possibility of data being compromised. 

 Moreover, the large volumes of IT devices used in modern organisations must also be disposed of in a sustainable manner. E-waste is a growing global problem and many organisations must consider their environmental impact from IT asset disposition in order to meet corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and to remain compliant with data disposal laws and regulations being implemented in jurisdictions around the world. 

Wisetek’s valued clients trust our secure, compliant ITAD processes. We are committed to providing secure, environmentally sustainable methods of data destruction. Our secure methods of IT asset disposition in the UK enable your organisation to yield the maximum ROI on redundant IT assets. 

In the past few decades, the IT asset disposition market has risen sharply in response to the growth in cyberattacks. Data breaches have reached an all-time high both in cost and in frequency in 2021, and with the mass adoption of IT devices in modern workplaces, the risk of a severe data breach remain high. ITAD provides organisations with secure solutions that mitigate the risk of data breaches. 

Just as the market for ITAD has surged, however, so too has the need for professional and secure ITAD services from certified companies such as Wisetek. Nothing should be left to chance, which is why professional IT asset disposition in the UK should always include data destruction certificates, video verification files of data erasure, and a fully auditable trail to keep your organisation accountable and compliant. This demonstrates due diligence on the part of your organisation which can be essential in the event of a GDPR violation, for example. 

Wisetek provides fully secure and auditable ITAD processes. Clients can have the peace of mind that all of our processes are fully auditable and that no IT asset is left unaccounted for. 

Many modern supply chains still retain a “take, make, waste” linear economy that proceeds from raw resource extraction to processing, distributing, and ultimately to end consumers. Subsequently, many modern consumer products end up as unrecyclable waste such as electronics waste (e-waste) from IT devices. 

 Resolving this growing e-waste problem requires a concerted effort by consumers, policymakers, and producers of electronic goods. A circular economy model is an ideal way of reducing, reusing, and/or recycling IT assets, in whole or in part. Wisetek is a pioneer of the circular economy in the IT asset disposition industry. 

Our circular economy model seeks to minimise e-waste by instead refurbishing and remarketing redundant IT assets whenever possible, followed by recycling. This is achieved by our adherence to our Zero-Landfill Policy. As e-Stewards certified electronics recyclers, Wisetek remains committed to improving environmental sustainability with regards to IT asset disposition. 

Wisetek’s circular economy model and our Zero-Landfill Policy enable us to play our part in minimising the contribution to the global e-waste crisis whilst simultaneously helping your organisation achieve its internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals.