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Charting a Clear Course: Apto’s Commitment to Transparency in ITAD

July 18, 2024 by Apto Solutions

Charting a Clear Course: Apto’s Commitment to Transparency in ITAD

In an era where transparency is more than a buzzword, it's a crucial pillar of trust and accountability in business. Apto Solutions, a pioneer in the IT asset disposition (ITAD) industry, embodies this principle by offering a transparency-first approach to managing the end-of-life cycle of IT assets. This commitment […]

Filed Under: Services, Data Security, ITAD, IT Asset Disposition

Making the connection between Data Privacy and ITAD

January 28, 2023 by Gina Kopf

Making the connection between Data Privacy and ITAD

As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, our government has created regulations that are demanding companies to step up their IT asset disposal efforts. Because, unfortunately, data breaches have become way too common… and already happening in 2023 - and its only January!

Filed Under: Data Security, ITAD

How Your Deleted Files Can Be Recovered

July 21, 2022 by Gina Kopf

How Your Deleted Files Can Be Recovered

Does deleting a file delete it for good? The answer is almost never—at least not right away.

Filed Under: Certifications, Data Security, IT Asset Disposition

10 Ways You Can Prevent a Data Breach

January 26, 2022 by Gina Kopf

10 Ways You Can Prevent a Data Breach

It’s common knowledge that most data breaches are caused by user error. For example, lax security measures and bad daily habits create the perfect opportunity for hackers to swoop in and steal or encrypt data in a ransomware attack. Although poor security is the leading cause of data breaches, there’s another threat […]

Filed Under: Data Security, IT Asset Disposition

“Trust Me” – Taking a Zero-Risk Human-Centered Approach to Data Security

November 12, 2021 by Jeff Jones

“Trust Me” – Taking a Zero-Risk Human-Centered Approach to Data Security

Data safety and destruction isn’t just a technological issue, it’s a human one as well – based on procedure and trust. So how do we build a more trustworthy process?

Filed Under: Data Security, ITAD

10 Ways to Prevent a Data Breach, and 5 Things to Do if it Happens

December 6, 2019 by Apto Solutions

10 Ways to Prevent a Data Breach, and 5 Things to Do if it Happens

Are you going to try to get past that?! According to a 2015 study by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the average data breach now costs a total of $6.5 Million or about $217 per lost or stolen record. That’s a new record high, and the trend is definitively on the way up. So what can you do to prevent or (God forbid) […]

Filed Under: Data Security

Why Certificates of Destruction Don’t Matter for Data Sanitization

December 6, 2019 by Apto Solutions

Why Certificates of Destruction Don’t Matter for Data Sanitization

Around here, we pride ourselves on effective data sanitization. We are a member of NAID, and we built our own accredited data erasure software to make it happen. Sanitization is the bedrock of a strong ITAD strategy and the primary risk-mitigator on hardware that has aged out of regular use. Should you trust […]

Filed Under: Data Security

What to do Before your Hard-drive “Walks” Away

December 6, 2019 by Apto Solutions

What to do Before your Hard-drive “Walks” Away

Accidents happen. Sometimes you leave an external drive at the coffee shop or you absentmindedly put your laptop into your checked luggage and it “walks” away. Or sometimes you hand equipment over to a recycler, like the Canadian military did, and it’s not securely wiped before it’s resold to someone who knows how to […]

Filed Under: Data Security

BYOD vs. COPE: What is the Actual Cost of Device Security?

December 6, 2019 by Apto Solutions

BYOD vs. COPE: What is the Actual Cost of Device Security?

Coined by Intel in 2009 when their employees insisted on bringing their personal devices to work, the term “BYOD” (bring your own device) didn’t come into full prominence until the year 2012 as other corporations also began to recognize the benefits. Not only did BYOD allow employees to further customize their work […]

Filed Under: Data Security

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