Hard Drive Shredding and Destruction Service On-Site and Off-Site

Hard Drive Shredding and Destruction

The best way to avoid your electronic information getting into the wrong hands is to use STS Electronic Recycling's hard drive destruction service to ensure confidential and highly sensitive data isn't compromised.  In this day and time, the information stored on your hard drives is not as safe as you may think. When a hard drive is approaching end of life, proper hard drive destruction procedures should weigh heavily in the disposal process. By electronically wiping, destroying or shredding end of life hard drives, tape media or electronic media you can rest assured your information is not available for recovery by third parties. With STS's secure and confidential hard drive destruction services, we will ensure that your hard drives are properly destroyed before being properly recycled.

Onsite Hard Drive and Data Destruction Service

Our professionally trained technicians will travel to your facility and, while in your presence, remove, and destroy hard drives. Our hard drive punching equipment applies enough force to break the platter, making it impossible to recover any data on your hard drives. After the hard drive destruction is complete, all materials are securely transported in locked containers with GPS tracking from your location to ours for proper recycling.

Please call our information line at 903 589 3705 to schedule a hard drive recycling or destruction appointment.

Hard Drive Wiping Service

At STS Electronic Recycling we adhere to the NIST SP800-88 Standard for all data destruction. STS offers secure hard drive wiping to ensure that all your data is untraceable. We have other customizable wiping data destruction options which are available upon request. Using a 'soft' destruction method is just as secure as physical destruction, but allows a drive to be considered for reuse, providing more long-term environmental benefit.

Hard Drive Destruction Service

STS will physically destroy hard drives to ensure data security which involves punching and/or shredding the hard drive so all information/data is destroyed and physically impossible to retrieve. 

Recycling and Complying with Legislation

Whether your hard drive is wiped or physically destroyed STS is committed to making sure each punched, destroyed, and wiped hard drive is in compliance with federal and state regulations so you can rest easy knowing your information is disposed of safely. Whether you're a medical facility, school, financial organization, or any type of business, having a certificate of destruction ensures the final step in the data destruction process for full compliancy with privacy laws like HIPAA, FERPA, FACTA and GLBA.

What is Data Destruction?

Data destruction is the process of securely erasing or destroying data from electronic devices, such as computers, servers, and storage devices, to prevent unauthorized access to the data. This process is typically used when devices are being retired, recycled, or sold to ensure that personal and confidential information is not compromised.

There are several methods of data destruction that can be used, including:

1. Physical destruction: This method involves physically destroying the storage media, such as hard drives or solid-state drives, to prevent any data recovery. This method can include crushing, shredding, or drilling the storage media.

2. Overwriting: This method involves writing new data over the existing data multiple times, making it impossible to recover the original data.

3. Degaussing: This method uses a powerful magnetic field to erase data from magnetic storage media, such as hard drives.

4. Encryption: This method involves encrypting the data on the device, so that it can only be accessed with a specific key or password. This method is typically used for portable devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets that may be lost or stolen.

5. Blanking: This method erases data from a disk by writing zeros, ones or other patterns to the disk.

Data destruction is an important step in the process of recycling or disposing of electronic devices, as it helps to protect personal and confidential information and ensures compliance with data security regulations. It is essential to choose a reputable and certified data destruction provider to ensure that the data is securely erased and that the devices are properly sanitized and disinfected before they are recycled.

Why do businesses need to use a Data Destruction service?

There are several benefits to businesses using a data destruction service, including:

1. Compliance with Regulations: Many countries have regulations in place to ensure the proper disposal of electronic devices and the protection of personal and confidential information. By using a data destruction service, businesses can ensure that they are in compliance with these regulations and avoid penalties and fines for non-compliance.

2. Data Security: Data destruction services securely erase data from electronic devices, ensuring that personal and confidential information is not compromised. This is especially important for businesses that handle sensitive information, such as financial institutions or healthcare providers.

3. Reputation Management: By using a data destruction service, businesses can demonstrate their commitment to data security and protecting personal information, which can improve their reputation and build trust with customers and shareholders.

4. Cost Savings: Data destruction services can save businesses money by securely erasing data from devices, making them suitable for resale or donation, rather than having to purchase new equipment.

5. Protection from liability: The destruction of sensitive data can help protect businesses from the legal and financial risks associated with data breaches and other security incidents.

6. Environmental Stewardship: By securely erasing data from electronic devices, businesses can ensure that the devices can be recycled or repurposed, reducing their environmental impact.

In conclusion, using a data destruction service is an important step in protecting personal and confidential information, ensuring compliance with regulations, improving reputation, saving costs, protecting from liability and promoting environmental stewardship. It is essential to choose a reputable and certified data destruction provider to ensure that the data is securely erased and that the devices are properly sanitized and disinfected before they are recycled.