Data destruction

If the last sentence is not making sense to you, read the rest of the text. If you are already acquinted with the subject, continue to Methods of data destruction.

By deleting some data, you are simply deleting the pointers to the actual location where the data is stored, so the OS “doesn’t see” the data. But all the data is still there. Using simple tools, it is very easy to access deleted data.

Imagine how easy losing your laptop or someone stealing one in your company can lead to losing the business or reputation. Now imagine the quantity of data in your organization which is left on old HDD or USB flash which are no longer used. The risk that the information can be misused is growing parallel to their value. And the quantity of the information is exponentially growing for years.

One aspect still remains invisible, in many countries, including ours, is that there is a level of responsibility in gathering, managing and storing the data. However, apparently the responsibility stops the moment you want to replace your old computer with a new one, or donate it to the local highschool.

Data destruction service is primarily for companies and institution, where it is vital that there can be no access to the previous data on old, broken or disks that are just changing the user.
Fee is determined by disk capacity, that is, the time it takes to complete the process, and the number of disks brought in by the client.

To remove any doubt, it is possible to permanently delete data on a magnetic medium. Not only it is possible, it is a must do for most government organizations, institutions, and especially security agencies. Of course, on the other side, same methods can be used by criminal elements to destroy incriminating evidence.

Data destruction service in Data Solutions Laboratory is performed by strict procedures and rules. First of all, all the media is marked, and the client gets reception form. Then, depending on the requested service, we are making a mini project to determine the most efficient way to perform the service. Then the whole process is documented, and completed by a report which is delivered to the client and serves as a certificate that the data or the media is permanently destroyed.

Depending on the type of service, meaning it is logical, physical or combined data destruction, client gets either a log with a report, or pictures/videos along with the report in cases of physical destruction of the media.

In any case, our company policies guarantee to every single client that no one will examine the content of the media, as well as full privacy and discretion.