Media & Hard Drive Destruction
Secure Hard Drive Destruction Services
Protect your information every step of the way with CI Information Management’s hard drive destruction service. CI Information Management operates advanced hard-drive destruction equipment, enabling customers to schedule either on-site or off-site certified destruction of hard drives. Our equipment physically destroys hard drives by bending, breaking, and mangling the hard drive and its internal components, including the data platters, as shown in the photos.
Benefits of Our Hard Drive Destruction Service
- Flexible Service Options: Regularly scheduled pickups or on-site service, allowing you to witness the physical destruction of hard drives, or off-site destruction at a secure facility near you.
- Secure Chain-of-Custody: Ensuring your data remains secure throughout our shredding process, with strict protocols at every touchpoint.
- Certification: Receive a certificate of hard drive destruction after each service, providing proof of compliance and security.
- Eco-Friendly Recycling: Material is securely recycled with local partners, promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility.
- Customized Solutions: Our specialists work with your business to personalize services to meet your specific needs.
Deleting Data Is Not Enough: Why You Need Computer Data Destruction
Throwing away old hard drives, erasing them, or stockpiling them in storage can leave your business vulnerable. Data that you think you have “deleted” from these devices can easily be recovered and stolen if you are not using a secure destruction method.
CI Information Management’s state-of-the-art destruction technology prevents even the most sophisticated data recovery attempts. Our destruction machines, such as the hydraulic shearer or crusher, are specifically designed to destroy your hard drives so that data can never be retrieved or reconstructed. This is the secure destruction of computer data you can trust.
Our Hard Drive Destruction Process
To prevent anyone from being able to “spin” the hard drive to retrieve data, our equipment is designed to physically destroy hard drives. Once destroyed, the data will no longer be retrievable. Here’s how we do it:
- Physical Destruction: The data platters are bent and separated from the hub, the hard drive housing is cracked, the PC board is broken, and the read/write heads are mangled.
- Verification: We physically destroy and plainly identify the hard drive as being ready for disposal.
By choosing CI Information Management for your hard drive destruction needs, you ensure compliance, security, and peace of mind, knowing your sensitive data is handled with the utmost care and professionalism.
Secure and Reliable Media Destruction
Data breaches can result in costly fines, litigation, and irreparable damage to your company’s reputation. As a NAID AAA Certified destruction provider, we help you mitigate the risks of unauthorized access to your information. Our trained, background-checked, bonded, and insured employees follow a strict chain of custody during the entire destruction process. Each destruction operation is accompanied by a Certificate of Destruction, ensuring compliance with state and federal privacy laws such as HIPAA, FACTA, SOX, and GLB.
By partnering with us, you receive a media destruction solution that meets the shredding industry’s highest ethical and security standards. Let us help you protect yourself and your business from the disastrous consequences of identity theft and information-based fraud.