Pandemic leads to increased focus on e-waste

The shift in working patterns prompted by COVID-19 has caused unnecessary short-term investment in technology, which will leave companies at risk with data being stored on a wide range of devices. This is according to 78 percent of respondents to a new survey from data erasure specialist Blancco Technology Group, which also reveals 47 percent of large global enterprises have created roles responsible for implementing and ensuring compliance with e-waste policies specifically to deal with issues generated from the pandemic. The survey explores current approaches to e-waste management and finds that while 44 percent of enterprises do have an e-waste… [Continue Reading]