According to Experian, 83% of customers will not use a company’s services or purchase their products if they feel their personal information could be compromised. Over 63% feel that they are due compensation if a data breach involving their information does occur. More than 11.5 million individuals fell victim to data theft in 2011. The numbers have steadily increased by 13% since then. These statistics show that without a comprehensive data protection and destruction plan, your company’s bottom line will no doubt feel the affects.
In an effort to keep vital business data and customer information safe, data storage devices must be handled with care and effectively destroyed by a reputable media and hard drive destruction firm.
Make A Plan
First and foremost, your business should have a thorough, layered data security plan. The plan must include a data destruction initiative that complies with federal regulations. A recent Information Weekly Survey found that only 20% of businesses have a comprehensive electronic data disposal system in place that they strictly adhere to. That leaves approximately 80% of businesses vulnerable to data breach due to lost or stolen media storage devices.
When devising your company’s data destruction plan, first, you must perform a thorough analysis of current federal regulations regarding safe destruction. After establishing this, select a team of individuals to devise a handling plan. This way, it tracks the media you want to destroy each time it changes hands until its termination. This documentation of the change of hands during the destruction process can account for each until its destruction. In addition, it can help the team track and locate items lost along the way.
Follow Through
Following through with your data and media device destruction plan is essential. One misstep could lead to a serious breach and also some seriously irate customers. Choosing the right destruction company is key. Choose a company you can trust to supply your firm with the ultimate in media destruction devices.
Companies like Phiston Technology specialize in total media destruction. They put their money where their mouth is – creating the most innovative media destruction devices currently on the market. Products like the MediaDice are small enough to fit on your desktop. They effectively pulverize storage devices like CDs, blu rays, bank cards, and ID badges.
For more heavy duty destruction devices, check out Phiston’s MediaVise and MediaVise Compact. The MediaVise can destroy hard drives using 40,000 pounds of crushing power, sure to pulverize computer, printer, and external hard drive devices.
For more information on media destruction, please contact the experts with Phiston Technologies.
