As the list of companies falling victim to data breaches grows seemingly everyday so does the importance of data security. On October 11th another major retailer announced a data breach. This comes on the heels of one of the largest financial institutions in the world detailing the extent of their own security lapse earlier this fall. The imperative nature of shielding a company from online attacks is getting a great deal of attention. However, many experts are exhorting companies, governments, and individuals to be just as diligent with physical data security. With the impending launch of the new Sony Blu Ray archival disc that has 20 times the storage capacity of traditional Blu Ray discs secure data destruction using a Blu Ray crusher will become even more important.
Maintain Control Of Data Custody
The new Sony archival disc will have the capacity to hold up to 1 TB of data. That’s a substantial amount of sensitive data that can be packed into one little disc. As companies and governments destroy this data it’s critical that they maintain complete control of custody throughout the entire process. The best way to do this is by owning the entire destruction process in-house with a proprietary Blu Ray crusher. Outsourcing data destruction exponentially increases the risk of theft or a breach.
Recovery
A recent MIT study showed that wiping Blu Ray discs does not sufficiently destroy a majority of the data; applying the MIT results to the new Sony archival disc would mean that over 900 GB of the data on the archival disc would be recoverable. Utilizing a Blu Ray crusher would eliminate 100% of the data permanently. With the rise of Big Data and organizations relying more heavily on storage the importance of data destruction needs to simultaneously increase. As is evidenced by the steady stream of data breaches in recent months, not enough is being done.
If you’re considering using the new Sony archival disc for your storage needs in the future, then you also need to consider using a Blu Ray crusher to securely destroy your sensitive data when the time comes. Please contact us to discuss your data storage security and destruction needs.
