As the amount of sensitive data stored on devices and hard drives continues growing, data privacy also becomes more of a focus for your business. Proper hard drive destruction can help your business safely remove information that is no longer useful to your business but might end up in the wrong hands. Let’s look at how hard drive destruction can help your operations comply with data privacy regulations.
Why is Hard Drive Destruction Important?
Hard drive destruction is a critical step in ensuring data privacy and security. We discourage people from disposing of hard drives carelessly, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to theft. Would you throw out a checkbook or credit card without taking steps to make sure people can’t steal your information? Improper hard drive destruction poses a significant risk, as even deleted data can be recovered using software. Don’t put your company at more risk for data breaches, identity theft, and reputational damage.
How to Destroy Hard Drives Securely
Physical destruction of hard drives is the most secure method of ensuring data erasure. This can be done through physically shredding the hard drive into small pieces, making it impossible to reassemble. At Shred South, we can also scan the serial numbers so that you have a record of the specific drives that were destroyed and you can securely track your asset disposal.
How Shred South Can Help
We are certified by the National Association for Information Destruction to provide on-site destruction of printed and paper media, electronic media, and computer hard drives. This certification means that we adhere to the strictest security standards. When you partner with us, you satisfy your due diligence requirements specified in federal and state privacy laws such as FACTA, HIPAA, Graham-Leach Bliley, and the NC Identity Theft Protection Act. If your organization struggles to keep up with data privacy regulations, or you’re unsure about how to properly dispose of old hard drives, contact our team.
