Did you know that we can make it easy for you to decommission and dispose of your old IT equipment?
Instead of spending hours searching for “recycle electronics near me” or “electronics recyclers near me”, you can talk directly to us.
If you’re upgrading your computers, laptops or other technical gear, it may be tempting to place old devices in a storage facility.
After all, out of sight, out of mind.
However, your compliance processes should have plans in place to ensure that any old computers and laptops are wiped of any sensitive data or confidential information. The last thing you want is for someone to find an old device that still grants access to your data or your servers.
In the wrong hands, this could be catastrophic.
Thanks to our computer recycling services, Lucid Systems can decommission and dispose of your old computer and IT equipment.
For just a low fee of £25 per device, we will wipe the hard drive and ensure that any data retrieval is impossible. Our laptop disposal services will protect you from GDPR legislation and help you adhere to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations. When your device or IT equipment is correctly disposed of, we can provide you with a certificate of destruction for each hard drive serial number.
If your business has multiple devices that you need to dispose of, we can also offer bulk discount packages.
Contact us on 01473 355199 to find out more about our IT recycling services in Ipswich.
What are the risks of failing to decommission and dispose of old IT equipment correctly?
We’ve seen many businesses add new IT equipment to their existing infrastructure without thinking of how to remove and decommission legacy devices. Your business could be at risk if you do not proactively decommission and dispose of old computers, laptops and other IT equipment.
Legacy systems could create vulnerabilities.
If you leave old and unused IT equipment on your network, vulnerabilities could emerge as patch fixes and updates are not proactively managed. This could wreck your cybersecurity plans and place your business at risk.
Unmonitored devices can be at risk of theft.
If you have removed legacy equipment from your infrastructure, it can be tempting to store items in a cupboard or storage facility. But those storage facilities must be kept secure at all times. If a device has not been wiped and is subsequently stolen, you could not only be risking your confidential data but also be granting a hacker access to your servers.
Personal devices can also be an issue.
Many companies still allow their employees to use their personal devices to access work-related data, from emails to files and documents. If you allow staff to use personal phones, tablets or laptops to work from home, you should have a plan in place that prevents unauthorised access to your systems should they upgrade their devices.
For example, working parents may pass on an older laptop to school children to manage their homework. Or they may send their previous phone to high street recycling outlets as part of their upgrade. If these devices still have access to your systems and servers, you could be at risk of accidental data breaches.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends installing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies to ensure that “an organisation has ownership of the corporate data and resources that may be accessed or stored on a device.”
If you need help and support in creating a BYOD policy for your business, please get in touch.
Does old IT equipment get recycled?
We all want to be as environmentally conscious as possible.
We’re sure that you have policies in place that limit unnecessary printing and recycling plans to ensure that as much waste as possible is recycled.
Technology is changing quickly. Even if IT equipment is no longer fit for purpose, many different computer recycling schemes can allow for components and parts to be reused or repurposed.
This is exciting because it reduces the volume of waste sent to landfill.
E waste recycling can help you to maintain your sustainability credentials.
We work with businesses and individuals to dispose of old computers
At Lucid Systems, we can take care of decommissioning and getting rid of your old IT equipment.
We can make sure that any laptops, computers, routers, switches, or servers that aren’t being used are entirely decommissioned and removed from your corporate IT infrastructure. This will prevent any weaknesses from emerging.
Our expertise as an Ipswich IT service means that we know how to safely remove any legacy items from your network with no disruption. Once your old computers, laptops or servers are replaced, we will destroy the hard drives and make sure that private information can’t be retrieved from them. When we’re sure that your old IT equipment has been thoroughly decommissioned and your data irretrievably deleted, we’ll get rid of the physical items for you and provide you with a certificate of destruction.
We can also help individuals get rid of their old IT equipment.
Please contact us if you have a personal laptop or computer that you don’t use anymore and is just taking up space.
These days, we have increasing amounts of personal information on our devices. We access our emails, we shop online, and we do our banking online. In the wrong hands, this information could easily lead to identity theft. Therefore, it’s just as important to think about safe laptop disposal.
