Secure Management and Disposal of Equipment Clause Samples
The 'Secure Management and Disposal of Equipment' clause sets requirements for how equipment that may contain sensitive data must be handled throughout its lifecycle. It typically mandates secure storage, tracking, and controlled access to devices such as computers, servers, or storage media, and outlines procedures for securely erasing or destroying data before equipment is reused, sold, or disposed of. This clause is essential for preventing unauthorized access to confidential information and mitigating the risk of data breaches when equipment is decommissioned.
Secure Management and Disposal of Equipment. Assets. The HTL Chief Technical Officer is responsible for the secure disposal of storage media and the disposal of all information processing equipment. Destruction of storage media and information processing equipment is undertaken to industry standards with the physical destruction of decommissioned or damaged hard disks storing Personal Data undertaken line with WEEE regulations through HTL’s approved contractor.