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How often do you think of hard drive destruction and the importance of destroying the information on hard drives so that it never comes back to haunt you? We get it about document destruction. We know that we should shred documents so that their contents can never be retrieved. The same thinking should apply to properly destroying information on hard drives.
In addition to paper records, many businesses and individuals keep confidential information on computer hard drives. Commercial photocopier hard drives also store the processed images. Certain video recorders also store data on hard drives. Damaged or outdated hard drives must be destroyed to ensure that confidential information is not compromised. Simply erasing electronic files or formatting hard drives does not destroy the stored information. A hard drive contains an indexing table that points to the location of file contents. “Permanently deleting” electronic files from a hard drive removes the indicator of where the file information is located on the hard drive, but does not actually remove file contents. Also, formatting hard drives destroys the indexing table but does not remove the file contents. These file contents are routinely recovered and reassembled with hard drive data recovery software, unless the platters on which the information is stored are physically distorted/damaged. Complete hard drive data destruction requires physical destruction of the hard drive by physical distortion of the platters. Do not use a hammer or drill to destroy a hard drive. It is unsafe, uneconomical, and a waste of your time. There is a safe and secure alternative!
Some shredding trucks (such as SelectShred’s) have hard drive destroyers that physically destroy the platters, rendering the hard drives unusable and data irretrievable. You can witness the on-site hard drive destruction. The hard drives can be returned to you. However, it is best to have them responsibly disposed of, wherein the rare earth magnets and other metals in the hard drives are extracted and recycled, ensuring total destruction of the drives and keeping toxic materials out of the landfills. The hard drive serial numbers are recorded and certificates of destruction are provided. This process assures you of the ultimate destruction of information stored on hard drives.
Do not allow your personal or corporate information to be retrieved from carelessly discarded hard drives (not physically destroyed) and be misused. Please read the article contained in this link: http://www.sdbmagazine.com/sdb0514-digital-security.aspx
For additional information, please call us.
Richard Kinkead, Owner/President
Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President
SelectShred, Inc.
T: (772) 463-3166
