Author: Melannie Cruz
There are many security and privacy concerns when it comes to erasing our professional or personal data. We have heard more than a hundred horror stories about the unproperly wiping of data and those expensive legal penalties. At this point, you may be considering destroying your IT assets, but this would not be enough because it could be retrievable. Professional data wiping will guarantee the permanent erasing of your data.
Mobiles are the most-used devices in our routine. What would we do without our smartphones? We use them for school, work, or only to check out our Instagram home page. Social media is also something that we could never live without, especially during these social distancing times. Luckily, the photos, video calls, and chats make us feel near our loved ones. It is essential for us to stay alert on our devices' security, especially for those who use a password manager on their mobiles because if malware spy over your data, all your accounts could be hacked.
There are many things to consider when we are about to get rid of our old IT equipment such as privacy, money, the environment, and time. Gadgets lose value quickly because of the continuous release of new devices. Depreciation rates vary from gadget to gadget, but it is better to dispose of them when they are still functional so you can recover some profit. There are hundreds of horror stories that demonstrate that improper disposal of old equipment englobes many risks. Data security is not the only concern because there are also many environmental worries about the spread of toxic materials in rivers, air, and land.
Just like McDonald's workers serve cheeseburgers every day, you will frequently be resetting Cisco switches if you work in networking. Resetting your cisco switch to factory defaults will allow you to configure it again as a new switch. Restoration is always helpful, mainly if your switch configuration has become very complex or if you want to move it from one network to another. We want to provide you information and sample command logs to reset your Cisco 2960 series switches easily.
With thousands of new IT hardware released every year, the question of what to do with e-waste is more common. Keeping our data secure, considering the budget, and respecting the environment are also indispensable while eliminating equipment. You will not want to deal with old servers any longer whenever you get new equipment, but IT Assets are required to be handled carefully because of their toxic elements that could be dangerous for both humans and the environment.