The ITAD Brief
Plain-English reporting on IT asset disposition.
Coverage of compliance, data security, vendor selection, value recovery, and environmental responsibility — written for the people who have to own these decisions.
R2v3 e-Stewards Comparison: Which ITAD Certification is Right for You?
Explore the r2v3 e-stewards comparison to determine which ITAD certification your vendor should hold for responsible electronics recycling.
R2v3 Certification Guide: ITAD Standards Explained (2026)
Learn about r2v3 certification and other ITAD standards including NAID AAA, e-Stewards, and NIST 800-88 for secure IT asset disposal in 2026.
R2v3 Certification & ITAD Standards: NAID AAA, e-Stewards, NIST 800-88
Understand r2v3 certification, NAID AAA, e-Stewards, and NIST 800-88 standards for ITAD compliance. Compare certifications and choose the right one for 2026.
Media Sanitization: Understanding NIST 800-88 Standards
Explore NIST 800-88 guidelines for media sanitization. Understand the standards to protect sensitive information through proper data disposal methods.
Secure Hard Drive Disposal for Businesses in 2026
Learn secure hard drive disposal methods for businesses in 2026, ensuring data protection and environmental compliance with proper destruction techniques.
Secure Data Destruction Services: 6 Methods and Their Uses
Explore 6 secure data destruction services methods and discover when each is required for effective data security and compliance.
Certificate of Data Destruction Template: Best Practical Guide
Discover what a Certificate of Data Destruction Template must include for compliance, audit requirements, and secure data disposal documentation.
How to Choose an ITAD Vendor: 12 Simple Expert Steps
Learn how to choose an ITAD vendor with our comprehensive 12-step evaluation checklist to ensure secure and compliant asset disposal decisions.
The Compliance Cliff Is Real. The Date Isn't the One You Heard.
ITAD spent last week being told that audited e-waste reporting starts this November. It doesn't. What the record actually says is less urgent, more specific, and considerably harder to prepare for.
They Knew It Was a Moving Company
The Morgan Stanley data breach is the most-cited cautionary tale in IT asset disposition. The SEC's order tells a different story from the one the industry repeats — and the real one is worse.
The Command Said It Worked. They Recovered the Data Anyway.
A UK operator ran the manufacturer's own sanitization command on the manufacturer's own switches — and pulled the customer's network back off them. Network equipment is the biggest unaddressed data-security gap in IT asset disposition, and the standards have not caught up.
ASCDI Renames to The ITAD Association, Stakes a Standards-Body Position in a Fragmented Industry
The 50-year-old trade association has formalized its dual US/EU identity, sits as the first-listed DAO member of the OBADA blockchain registry project, and has been an Associated partner in the EU's CIRPASS-2 Digital Product Passport pilot since early 2024. The April webinar made the full posture public.
The ITAD Industry's 30-Year Verification Gap — And the Three-Layer Platform Closing It
What the industry's senior operators have been saying about themselves, on the record, at their own conferences — and the structural answer that has been missing.
How to Choose an ITAD Vendor: The 2026 Enterprise Buyer's Guide
Independent framework for evaluating IT asset disposition vendors in 2026. Seven evaluation dimensions, verification workflows, and regulatory context.
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