Providing Certifiable, Secure Data Erasure toSouth Africa in Compliance with the PoPI Act
For IT Asset Disposition vendors, security is key. When any IT asset reaches the end of its life, businesses are required tomanage the complete destruction of any data previously living on the device. That’s where ITADs come in. Xperien, a Blancco
channel partner has been providing ITAD solutions to South African businesses for the past two decades. Through, Blancco’s
Erasure-as-a-Service offering , Xperien ensures the safe and secure destruction of data, and the complete sanitization of all
assets, prior to the removal and disposal of the assets themselves.
The Problem
Founded in 1999, Xperien has had a front row seat to the technical revolution of the past two decades. What was ample practicefor data disposal prior to the introduction of newer and more advanced hardware is no longer viable today, and the company
must be compliant with local regulations when managing, transporting and disposing of their customers’ assets. Customers
require data destruction that complies with the data security standards applicable to their industries– and Xperien services
organizations that need the strictest security when it comes to the sensitive data they store.
Xperien services its clients both on-site in data centers and business premises
and off-site at its own facility. This means that its Erasure-as-a-Service solution
must be fully traceable and certifiable – assets cannot leave the premises of mostbusinesses without certifying that secure data sanitization has been fully andirrevocably implemented. Data centers often contain a huge amount of hardware
for disposition, and to manually wipe and destroy the devices would be a vast wasteof manpower and in turn a vast waste of Xperien resources. Xperien required asolution that diminished this risk and boosted its bottom line, while ensuring it could
still provide the utmost in secure ITAD services to its clients.
Not all assets that pass through Xperien are ready for destruction. Many enterprises
are now able to repurpose, recycle and redistribute their IT assets. These assets aresimply at end-of-service. It is imperative that any assets being redistributed are fullyand certifiably erased before they go to their new home, to be compliant with Data
Security Standards such as the PoPI Act and GDPR. Once these assets are fully
sanitized, their redistribution will lessen the enterprise’s e-waste footprint and saveon excessive hardware costs. Everyone wins.
The Solution
As a partner of Blancco, Xperien utilizes its Erasure-as-a-Service offering tocertifiably and completely erase IT assets at both end-of-life and end-of-service.
Whether the assets are to be transported off-site or erased on premises, Xperien
can provide a tamper-proof audit trail with certification of all erasures, enabling its
customers to remain compliant with the PoPI Act, GDPR and other such regulations
that govern data management and disposal in the South Africa region.

Xperien delivers its clients a service that provides protection against costly data
breaches, giving their customers’ clients peace of mind. By mitigating the risk ofdata exposure while simultaneously enabling enterprises to save on hardware costs
when assets are repurposed, Xperien helps its customers boost their bottom lines
while reducing harmful e-waste.
About Xperien
Established in 1999, Xperien (Pty) Limited is a leading South African Information
Technology Asset Disposition (ITAD) company, based in Johannesburg. It is the only
company in Africa with ISO9001: 2015 accreditation specifically for ITAD.
Xperien provides secure, accredited ITAD services. Its value proposition is toprotect clients’ personal information and intellectual property that resides on their
computers, during technology changes and at “end-of-service”.
Xperien services clients primarily in the financial services sector, managing theirenterprise and desktop infrastructures within South Africa and abroad. Xperienprovides cost-effective solutions to combat the challenges associated with data
loss and to mitigate reputational risk.
With compliance standards that meets the CEGS and NIST SP 800-88, particularly
in terms of data-destruction processes, and adherence to the Protection of
Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and the EU General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR), Xperien provides secure services that help its clients meetstringent compliance regulations.
About Blancco
Blancco is the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics.
Blancco data erasure solutions provide thousands of organizations with the tools
they need to add an additional layer of security to their endpoint security policies
through secure erasure of IT assets. All erasures are verified and certified through atamper-proof audit trail.
Blancco data erasure solutions have been tested, certified, approved andrecommended by 18 governing bodies and leading organizations around the world.
No other data erasure software can boast this level of compliance with the rigorous
requirements set by government agencies, legal authorities and independent
testing laboratories.
Blancco Mobile Diagnostics solutions enable mobile network operators, retailers
and call centers to easily, quickly and accurately identify and resolve performanceissues on their customers’ mobile devices. As a result, mobile retailers can spend
less time dealing with technical issues and, in turn, reduce the quantity of No Trouble
Found (NTF) returns, save on operational costs and increase customer satisfaction.
Additionally, Blancco Mobile Diagnostics solutions empower mobile processors,
3PLs, Recyclers and Repair & Refurbishment Operations to easily, quickly andaccurately process used mobile devices to identify any issues and determine overallvalue. By incorporating Blancco Mobile Diagnostics, mobile processors automate
processes, deliver intelligent routing based on device attributes and increase overall
efficiency, while driving incremental revenue and profitability.
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