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Selling your used IT assets online can be done safely. Just don’t rely on common practices to protect your data.

Privacy for Sale: Data Security Risks in the Secondhand IT Asset Marketplace

Budget-conscious buyers often buy pre-owned technology rather than new. And, they often buy those used assets online.

Enterprises that hand over their IT for resale must ask: How likely is it that future owners will find residual data on their previously owned devices?

Working with Ontrack data recovery specialists, we evaluated 150 used hard drives to find out:

  • How many drives retained data from the previous user
  • The type of data discovered
  • The primary data disposal method used
  • Where things went wrong

You’ll also learn 4 steps to take before selling your IT assets—safely, securely, and with confidence.

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