With the imminent appointment of the Information Regulator for the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI), companies need urgently to upgrade their information technology security systems. Business executives responsible for IT asset management need to understand the principles of IT asset disposal by considering regulatory compliance and the protection of company information. The enactment of PoPI will lead to fines, civil claims and reputational damage for firms failing to comply. Xperien CEO Wale Arewa says companies should be cautious when appointing asset disposal service providers as few companies in SA offer IT asset disposal as a core function. There are about 50 operators in the industry, but they range from scrap metal dealers and printer-repair companies to moonlighting managers. The new act requires that companies find service providers with reporting systems and immediate access to information such as assets already disposed, asset values, data-destruction certif...
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