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https://retire-it.com/crucial-role-of-exception-reports-in-itad-management/
Exception reports are crucial for ITAD management as they highlight deviations from established procedures and help identify missing assets. Without them, organizations are left to hope for the best, leaving their security posture vulnerable.

The Crucial Role of Exception Reports in ITAD Management The Crucial Role of Exception Reports in ITAD Management

https://retire-it.com/the-data-breach-that-wont-die/
Morgan Stanley faces continued scrutiny for its mishandling of IT asset disposal, leading to a $161.5 million penalty and raising concerns about its ITAD management practices.

Morgan Stanley's Data Breach That Won't Die Morgan Stanley's Data Breach That Won't Die

https://iapp.org/news/a/the-flawed-it-asset-management-paradigm-key-considerations-for-privacy-professionals/
Robert Johnson is a blue-flame thinker. IAPP published his article about the flawed ITAM paradigm, highlighting the conflict between IT asset management (ITAM) and IT asset disposition (ITAD), which causes regulatory noncompliance and data security risks.

Bob’s article highlights how organizations often lose track of IT assets, resulting in unresolved assets containing regulated personal information. The article emphasizes the importance of recognizing the need for change, particularly implementing segregation of duties (SOD) between ITAM and ITAD, to ensure data security and compliance.

The flawed IT asset management paradigm: Key considerations for privacy professionals Privata Vox's Robert Johnson looks at the intersection of ITAD and cybersecurity enforcement trends, and explores avoiding consequences of emerging risk.

Do you think the thieves sanitized the hard drives? 💻♻️

An employee of Attyah Computer Recycling and two employees of Fairfax County Public Schools were charged with embezzlement. As many as 35,000 laptops were stolen with an estimated value of over $2 million.