Destruction - Data Security Services
When erasure of hard drives and data devices is not secure enough, Converge offers extreme data protection by destroying and shredding disk drives in accordance with strict NSA standards.
Hard drive shredding usually occurs when optimal data security is a necessity and a company maintains a zero tolerance for risk. Drives designated for destruction are shredded into small particles, meeting NSA standards. The shredded material is properly recycled in an environmentally friendly manner.
Drive destruction can also occur if a hard drive fails our stringent erasure protocol or is pre-determined to be below current thresholds for remarketable technology. Hard drive serial numbers are recorded prior to shredding, and certificates of destruction are issued for a client’s permanent records.
On-site shredding and erasure capabilities are also available; ask us for details.
With your company’s security and reputation at stake, take every measure possible to ensure that data-containing devices are properly prepared, processed, or destroyed.
Why Secure Destruction?
Today, companies must navigate an ever-increasing environmental and privacy regulatory landscape. Examples of these requirements include Sarbanes-Oxley; HIPAA (criminal penalties of up to $250,000 and/or 10 years’ imprisonment per violation of patient security information); Gramm-Leach-Bliley (penalties of up to $100,000 per violation for financial service/customer information); WEEE; Basel Convention; RCRA; CERCLA; tariff-funded recycling in the states of California and Maine; anti-landfill laws in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Minnesota; and state privacy laws on protecting citizens’ personal information, including HIV status, genetic data, video rentals, library borrowing, bank records, cable viewing, polygraph results, and employment records. Additional legislation pending in more than 20 states is likely to increase the fines for those in violation of state or federal laws.
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