Computer Disposals Ltd

We did it! CDL have once again been awarded Secure Data Erasure Company of the Year at the Computer Security Awards. We also won the award for Security Company of the Year and The Compliance Award. Congrats to the CDL Team & thank you to everyone who voted!

Hat’s off to Lois for organising such a fantastic Macmillan Coffee Morning at CDL House today. We can’t wait to see how much we’ve made for such an amazing cause! 🍰☕️🍩🥧

It’s reported that rich England players have been given a World Cup hacking warning and briefed by spooks at GCHQ to help them avoid falling victim to blackmailers and being fleeced online, as well as making sure they side-step the possibility of revealing sensitive squad selection data and tactical information.

**VOTE FOR CDL!** We have been nominated for six (yes, six!) awards at this year's Computing Security Awards, to be held in London in October later this year. To VOTE FOR US, click on the link below and and enter Computer Disposals Ltd in the following main categories:
1) Secure Data Erasure Company of the Year... 2) Security Service Provider of the Year 3) The "One To Watch" Security Company
(and if you have time, it would be great if you could also nominate CDL for):
4) Security Company of the Year 5) The Customer Service Award 6) The Compliance Award
Thanks so much from all of us at CDL!
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We are pleased to confirm that we are finalists again at this year’s Computing Security Awards. In what has been an incredible year we are up for awards in 6 categories, thus if we could win even 2 that would be an amazing result.
The awards are based on single email votes, thus please vote from your private and/or work email addresses. Feel free to pass this on to your friends and family and pester them also!
Our industry is extremely competitive at the moment and we reall...y need some success at these awards to help distance ourselves from the competition, thus your help will be much appreciated.
All you need to do is click on the following link: www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk , click on nominate now (top left flashing orange) and complete the top section. You can complete with your actual company details, however if friends/family do not want to they can enter Private under the Company, Job Title and Industry sections and no of employees would be 1.
You will need to scroll down and enter Computer Disposals Ltd in the following categories
Secure Data Erasure Company of the Year
Security Service Provider of the Year
The Compliance Award
The Customer Service Award
The ‘one to watch’ Security Company
Security Company of the Year
As always, we thank you all for your continuing support.
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Unfortunately the export of hazardous e-waste to substandard, informal recycling operations in Asian countries continues. How can you help? Here’s a few ideas....

Unlike 4G and 3G before it, 5G isn’t just another network. 5G will become the underlying fabric of a complete ecosystem of fully connected sensors and devices.

We are very pleased to announce that we are finalists in two categories for this year's Halton Business Awards. We are in the running for Business of the Year (which we also won in 2017!) and the Keep It Green Award. Fingers crossed!

Jeff and the team have some explaining to do!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-4283 9462

It’s a lovely morning here at our Cheshire HQ.
Our team of drivers are busy making the final collections of the week - who’s looking forward to the weekend?

We’re properly certified for everything we do here at CDL.
From ADISA accreditation to ISO certificates everything is on display in our secure facility in Cheshire.

With so much in the recent press about CryptoCurrencies, are we beginning to see a new type of hijacking? Hackers have used a Government IT network to mine crypto cash: https://news.sky.com/…/hackers-take-uk- government-websites-…

CDL had a visit on Friday from the 17th South West Cheshire Scout Group. Gavin Paget, Scout Leader, popped into thank Laptop Sales Manager, Chris Wood, for a recent donation of Laptops CDL made to the 17th South West Cheshire Scout Group.
Here at CDL, we try to have a positive impact on our local community and help local projects when we can!

We're really looking forward to going down to Birmingham in September for the Recycling and Waste Management exhibition. We met some wonderful people from some amazing businesses at 2017's event. Let's hope this year's event is as positive!

Throwback Thursday to a wonderful evening in London at the Radisson Blu for the Computing Security Awards. CDL were the winners of the Secure Data Erasure Company of the year for 2017. Let's hope our hard work into 2018 brings more awards!

Despite Brexit, on 25th May 2018 the UK will replace the Data Protection Act (DPA) of 1988 with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). Are you compliant?

The ICO have published more detailed guidance on documentation to sit alongside the Guide to the GDPR.