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How to Wipe a Computer Before Recycling
Protecting the personal information of your company and its customers has become a critical issue in today’s online business world, as even the smallest data breach can not only create vulnerabilities but also cause irreparable harm to your company’s reputation. For this reason, businesses invest significant resources in online security and establish protocols designed to ensure that employees are following
What is IT Asset Disposition?
IT asset disposition (ITAD) is a set of practices to allow for the refurbishment, reuse, disposal, and/or recycling of IT equipment in a secure and environmentally conscious manner. Personal and business devices often end their life in a landfill; however, beyond being wasteful from both cost and environmental standpoints, this also poses serious data security concerns. Whether it’s for
SEERA – responsible federal e-waste legislation
By: Neil Peters-Michaud, CEO of Cascade Asset Management Unlike all other developed countries, the United States lacks a national policy on e-waste exports. The Secure E-waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA), which was introduced in Congress this year as H.R. 3036 and Senate Bill 3859, provides a framework to prevent the export of untested, non-working used electronics and e-waste that is not destined
BLOG: What’s Coming for Technology Retirement in 2022?
THE LONG-TAIL EFFECTS OF COVID ON TECHNOLOGY REFRESHES AND THE SECONDARY MARKET. The market for pre-owned computers in the last two years has skyrocketed. Shortages in chips, labor, raw materials, and logistics created tightness in the supply of new inventory when COVID first hit in early 2020. Accelerating matters further, work-from-home drove the global demand for reasonably priced
Cascade Is Not Affected by Log4J Vulnerability
Cascade Asset Management has recently conducted a review of our IT applications and determined it is not affected by the vulnerability known as Log4J. In addition, Cascade maintains continuous penetration testing by a contracted third-party security firm. No patching was required due to the absence of affected software systems. The Java software library "log4j" features a significant technical vulnerability and is therefore a potential gateway for
PRESS RELEASE: Cascade Recognized in 2023 Gartner Market Guide for ITAD
Cascade is acknowledged as a Representative Provider in the 2023 Gartner® Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition MADISON, WI – February 1, 2023 – Cascade Asset Management (Cascade), a national leader in information technology (IT) retirement solutions, announced it was named in the newly released “2023 Gartner Market Guide for
PRESS RELEASE: 2023 ITAD Benchmarking Report – Trends in Customer Service, Remote Workplaces, & Resale Values
Cascade’s 9th Annual IT Asset Disposition Report shares new observations on the rising importance of customer service, managing assets for a remote workforce, and how the economy is affecting asset resale values. MADISON, WI – January 26, 2023 – Cascade Asset Management (Cascade), a national leader in information technology (IT)
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