Companies that fail to keep track and properly dispose of their IT assets face a number of significant risks, including data breaches, fines, and potential damage to their company’s reputation. But a secure IT asset disposition program can help to reduce the possibility of a data breach. This paper overviews misconceptions about IT asset disposition, real-life business cases, the changing landscape of IT asset disposition, and how to position your organization in order to mitigate these types of data security risks.