Hard Drive Destruction Tips

Information contained on most business computer hard drives should not be shared with others; it can jeopardize your business and compromise customer information. It’s not enough to simply erase a hard drive or just throw away non-functional equipment. Skilled predators are seeking your data and are only a few clicks away from its retrieval. Can your business take that risk?

Follow these tips to make sure your business information is properly disposed.

• The hard drives from old laptops and computers need to be properly disposed of in order to guarantee the information they contain is irretrievable.
• Approximately 75 percent of all retired computers in the United States are sitting in storage and 15 percent are in landfills.
• Compliance is your responsibility. Make sure your business is destroying information completely and properly.
• Hard drive destruction should be handled by a certified NAID (National Association for Information Destruction) member organization.
• Make sure you receive signed and dated documentation of your hard drive disposal.

Reference Links:
Data Destruction: Is One Pass Overwriting Enough
Buy a Used Hard Drive and Get Government Secrets for Free
Implement Data Destruction Policy - Keep Corporate Records Safe

Hard Drive Destruction Video:
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