Stockport-based ITAD firm, Asset Disposal, is delighted to reveal that it has received the highest possible level of certification for its data sanitisation services. The company has recently been audited against ADISA ICT Asset Recovery Standard 8.0, achieving a DIAL 3 with Distinction pass, only the third ITAD company in the UK to do so.
Launched in 2010, ADISA Certification Limited is the world’s leading certification body for companies that offer data sanitisation and data protection services and products. In 2021, ADISA Standard 8.0 was formally approved by the ICO as a UK GDPR Certification Scheme and the certification process was subsequently approved by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) in August 2022.
This certification ensures that any organisation which uses Asset Disposal for data destruction and sanitisation services will be fully UK GDPR compliant – and DIAL 3 allows the company to handle the most sensitive data types, such as global primary corporate clients, government departments, company employee or business data, the NHS and the Ministry of Defence.
Managing Director, Phil Steven, was understandably delighted to receive the certification, saying; “The ADISA certification is a huge step for Asset Disposal, providing assurance to all our customers, past, present and future, that our data sanitisation solutions are compliant with the most rigorous industry standards.”
The New ADISA Standard 8.0 and DIAL Rating
In August 2022, ADISA completed a three-year process to achieve UK GDPR Certification Scheme status for ADISA Standard 8.0. This enables the data controller and Asset Disposal (the data processor) to manage the asset recovery process to a set standard. In short, organisations using Asset Disposal’s services are compliant by law.
DIAL, which stands for Data Impact Assurance Levels, is a framework for assessing risk to an organisation or business, based on answers to five questions. Once a DIAL rating has been determined, a bespoke service plan can be built which uniquely matches an organisation’s requirements.
The five questions will determine the following:
The size of the threat to an organisation; an organisation’s appetite for risk; the categories and types of data required to be processed; the volume of the data; and ultimately, the impact of a data breach on an organisation or business.
Adds Mr Steven; “This award is the latest in a series of certifications, including ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001, as well as our Cyber Essentials accreditation, all of which highlight the high standards we set ourselves.
“This particular certification demonstrates our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards when dealing with sensitive data.
“The process has been a fairly lengthy one, so I just want to say a huge thank you to everybody involved. It was well worth the effort.”
Steve Mellings, founder and CEO of ADISA said this about the certification; “I’m delighted for all at Asset Disposal on achieving this significant landmark for their business and their customers. The audit process is extremely thorough, the commitment and application shown by the Asset Disposal team has been of the highest order.”
For more information, please visit www.asset-disposal.co.uk
