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AfB Group & Blancco: Protecting
Customer Data for More than a Decade
For more than ten years, Blancco and AfB Group have been partnering
together to securely erase data on mobile phones, PCs and other IT assets toprotect consumer privacy. AfB Group uses Blancco Data Eraser software toremove personal and sensitive information from IT devices, then refurbishes
them so they can be reused and resold. Customers receive a certified erasurereport with each asset. AfB is Blancco’s largest nonprofit IT refurbisher partner
in Europe, consuming around about 175k-200k data erasure licenses in 2017.
This number is expected to grow by 20 to 30 percent in 2018.

Good data erasure means offering the best erasure methods andsecurity standards for all different kinds of data storage.”– Daniel Büchle, Member of the Executive Board, AfB Group

About AfB GroupAfB Group was founded in 2004 by personally committed private individuals
with a social focus. The company offers effective, efficient IT services
predominantly in connection with recycled IT hardware. About half of thecompany’s workforce is disabled, and its non-profit mission is to save natural
resources and combat climate change.
This social enterprise now employs a total workforce of over 300 in more than
20 locations in Europe. AfB currently processes over 300,000 used appliances
a year—a number that continues to grow.

About Blancco
Blancco Technology Group is the de facto standard in data erasure and mobile
device diagnostics. The Blancco Data Eraser solutions provide thousandsof organizations with an absolute line of defense against costly security
breaches, as well as verification of regulatory compliance through a 100%
tamper-proof audit trail.

The company’s data erasure solutions have been tested, certified, approved andrecommended by 18 governing bodies around the world. No other security firm
can boast this level of compliance with the most rigorous requirements set bygovernment agencies, legal authorities and independent testing laboratories.

How Do Blancco and AfB Group Work Together?
AfB Group collects IT hardware that is no longer being used from companies
and public facilities. To meet rigorous European and global data sanitization
regulations, AfB uses certified Blancco Data erasure software as a major part ofits refurbishing process.
AfB Group requires erasure software that can erase different kinds of data
storage (e.g. SSDs, mobiles, laptops and more), and Blancco provides
continually evolving software to meet this need. Additionally, the two companies
provide regular updates and feedback, solidifying their partnership and allowing
AfB Group to use a software that continues to meet its needs. When AfB Groupinvests in new systems to meet customer demand, Blancco steps in to test
the solution and come up with a way to make their systems work together assmoothly as possible.
Currently, AfB Group’s ERP systems connect to the Blancco Management
Console via an API to automatically offer customers itemized data erasurereports. Customers can log in to AfB Group’s internal tool to see these erasurereports, as well as serial numbers and other important information about theirrefurbished hardware.

About Blancco Mobile Device Eraser & Mobile Diagnostics
 Sanitizes each IT asset and provide customers with a certified dataerasure report Continues to offer improvements, such as a patented erasure method for SSDs
 Meets all rigorous data privacy regulations and data sanitization requirements
 Provides AfB Group’s customers access to the leading data erasure softwarewith the most global certifications
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