How to Ensure Secured Data Destruction

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How to Ensure Secured Data Destruction
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Computer or hardware destruction should not just
be done anyway it must be done properly to meet
up with operational standards and best practices.
There are imperative considerations to keep in
mind when engaging in the hardware and data
destruction. One of the such important things is
the issue of secured data destruction.
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The hard drive you are destroying will inevitably
contain some very valuable information relating
to your company and your personal life. It is
natural to want to keep such information from
public notice. This is exactly why you should
engage in proper hard drive destruction that will
ensure the data on the hard disk are destroyed.
The best way to do this is to patronize a
reliable recycling company.
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The hard drive destruction must be done in your
presence if possible to ensure outright
destruction of the data in it. You should be the
determiner of the procedure to be followed in
destroying the hard drive and the data on it to
ensure ultimately secured data destruction.
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Some electronics recycling companies allow you to
determine the modalities followed in destroying
the electronics including the hard drive. They
ensure things are done to attain to the
satisfaction of the client. When looking for the
right recycling company to work with, find the
one that is willing to customize their activities
in line with your expectations.
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Some of the companies involved in hard drive
destruction also engages individual asset
tracking processes. As a result, they are able to
safeguard against any kind of loss to asset or
data. Look for such recycling company to hand
over your recycling needs to them. When looking
for the right recycling company to employ, find
one that is security conscious and can comply
with proper standards of getting things done to
ensure ultimately secured data destruction.
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There are lots of governing bodies that oversee
how data destructions are carried out. The
recycling company you are planning on dealing
with must comply with their regulations. The
regulations are actually not so difficult to
observe. In fact, there are some measures of
similarities in their regulations.
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Some of the Acts or rules guiding the
organizations or bodies involved in recycling
electronics wastes towards secured data
destruction are Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
Graham-Leah-Billey Act and so on. The intent of
these Acts is to ensure compliance with best
practices in the handling of the hard drive
destruction in particular and electronics
recycling, in general. Find out if the recycling
company you seek to work with is in compliance
with such rules to ensure you get the best from
what they have to offer.
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It is equally expected that every recycling
company complies with the data destruction
recommendations as laid out by National Institute
of Standard and Technology (NIST) for the removal
process to be done correctly. This ensures
minimal or zero threats of data loss. There is
also the NIST Recommended Computer Security
Procedure that recycling companies need to comply
with to ensure best practice and ultimately
secured data destruction. Take the time to
investigate the organization before employing
their services.
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www.stselectronicrecyclinginc.com
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