There comes a time in every business when destruction of hard drives in old equipment takes place due to being obsolete or to make room for new equipment. The U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Agency (NSA) developed standards that government and private entities alike must follow to protect sensitive information from data security breaches. It is critical that these standards are always met to stay in compliance. In order to ensure your old hard drives are properly destroyed, it is ideal to use the products or services of a company certified in hard drive destruction.
Sensitive Data on Hard Drives
The data on a company’s old hard drives can contain a massive amount of sensitive data. Data such as proprietary secrets, customer information, employee data and more. Old hard drives are an identity thief’s dream. The proper disposal of hard drives is crucial to protecting all of the sensitive data contained on them.
Hard Drive Destruction Equipment
One huge benefit of instilling the help of a company certified in hard drive destruction is their use of hard drive destruction machines. These machines are specifically designed to crush the memory platters of a hard drive so that information cannot be recovered.
Using Ineffective Methods of Destruction
Many companies attempt to remove data from hard drives using ineffective methods such as reformatting. What most people don’t realize is that as long as a hard drive spins, the data is still retrievable. Even the best software may not completely over write a hard drive. Your company’s data is at risk if old hard drives end up in the hands of a malicious user. Destroying a hard drive so that it is unreadable is the only effective form of destruction.
In most cases, completely destroying hard drives is a requirement by law. Destroying hard drives has many benefits such as reducing the risk of a data breach and freeing up space in the office. Using a reputable company certified in hard drive destruction will ensure proper destruction of your hard drives and that your company stays compliant with data destruction laws.
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