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.

Your place or ours?

At STS Electronic Recycling, we understand the critical importance of safeguarding sensitive data for industries such as healthcare, education, finance, government contracting, and many others. Data breaches and unauthorized access can have severe consequences, including legal liabilities, financial losses, and damage to reputation. That's why we are proud to offer comprehensive hard drive wiping services that ensure your data is securely destroyed, whether at our facility or on-site at your location.

Traditionally, our hard drive destruction services involved transporting your devices and drives to our secure processing facility. There, we employ advanced shredding and wiping techniques that comply with the stringent guidelines set forth by NIST SP800-88. Our state-of-the-art equipment and experienced technicians guarantee that your data is irretrievably destroyed, providing you with peace of mind and compliance with regulatory requirements.

However, we recognize that some businesses and organizations require an added layer of security and convenience. To meet these needs, STS Electronic Recycling now offers on-site hard drive wiping services. Whether you are a hospital, school, bank, government contractor, or any business handling sensitive data, we can come directly to your place of business or any location you designate to perform secure data wiping on-site.

The Benefits of On-Site Hard Drive Wiping

Enhanced Security: By opting for on-site wiping, you eliminate the risks associated with transporting sensitive data. Your hard drives never leave your premises, ensuring that data remains within your controlled environment until it is completely destroyed.

Compliance and Peace of Mind: Our on-site wiping services adhere to the same rigorous standards as our in-facility services, fully compliant with NIST SP800-88 guidelines. You can rest assured that your data is handled and destroyed in accordance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

Convenience: We understand that your time is valuable. Our on-site service eliminates the need for you to package, transport, and ship your hard drives. Our technicians will handle everything, allowing you to focus on your core business activities without disruption.

Flexibility: We can perform on-site wiping services at your main office, data center, or any other location you specify. This flexibility ensures that we can meet your needs no matter where you operate.

Our Process

When you choose our on-site hard drive wiping service, our team will arrive at your location with all the necessary equipment to perform secure data destruction. We use advanced wiping technologies that overwrite data multiple times, making recovery impossible. Our technicians are trained to handle sensitive information with the utmost care and professionalism.

After the wiping process is complete, we provide you with a detailed report and certificate of destruction, documenting that your data has been securely and irreversibly destroyed. This documentation is essential for compliance with data protection regulations and can be retained for your records.

At STS Electronic Recycling, we are committed to providing flexible, secure, and compliant data destruction solutions that meet the unique needs of each client. Whether you prefer to have your hard drives wiped on-site or at our facility, you can trust us to protect your data and ensure its complete destruction.

Contact us today to learn more about our on-site hard drive wiping services and how we can help you safeguard your sensitive information.

Hard Drive Degaussing

If you need a data destruction solution that makes the device entirely unusable in future, degaussing may be for you. Ensuring the secure destruction of sensitive data is crucial for organizations such as hospitals, schools, banks, government contractors, and businesses handling confidential information. At STS Electronic Recycling, we offer a robust solution: hard drive degaussing services. Because there is no chance of reusing the device in the future, this is the most expensive and lease environmentally friendly solution. With our advanced degaussing technology, we can eliminate all data on your hard drives, either at our secure facility or directly at your location, providing maximum convenience and security. If you have multiple storage technologies, this may not be a perfect solution, as not all storage technologies are affected to an equal degree by the degaussing process.

Why Choose Hard Drive Degaussing?

Degaussing is a highly effective method for erasing data from magnetic storage devices. It involves the use of a powerful magnetic field to disrupt the magnetic domains on the drive platters, making data recovery impossible. This method is particularly beneficial for protecting patient records and complying with HIPAA regulations in healthcare facilities, securely disposing of student information and administrative data in educational institutions, preventing unauthorized access to financial records and customer information in financial institutions, and safeguarding classified and sensitive information for government contractors. Additionally, any business can ensure the confidentiality of proprietary and sensitive data through degaussing.

On-Site Degaussing Services

We understand that transporting hard drives containing sensitive data can pose security risks. That’s why we bring our degaussing services directly to you. Our on-site service offers the convenience of our team arriving at your specified location with portable degaussing equipment, eliminating the need for you to transport your hard drives. All data destruction takes place within your controlled environment, ensuring that data never leaves your premises. Our degaussing process meets NIST SP800-88 guidelines, ensuring regulatory compliance and providing you with peace of mind. After degaussing, we provide a certificate of destruction, documenting the secure erasure of your data.

Our Degaussing Process

Our process is straightforward and designed to minimize disruption to your operations. We begin with an assessment of your needs and schedule a convenient time for on-site service. Our technicians arrive with all the necessary equipment and set up at your location. Each hard drive is passed through the degausser, where a powerful magnetic field erases all data. We then verify that the data has been completely destroyed and provide you with a detailed report. Finally, you receive a certificate of destruction for your records, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.

Benefits of Degaussing with STS Electronic Recycling

By choosing STS Electronic Recycling for your degaussing needs, you benefit from our expertise, advanced technology, flexibility, and reliability. Our technicians are trained professionals with extensive experience in data destruction. We use state-of-the-art degaussing equipment to ensure complete data destruction. Our services are available both on-site and at our secure facility, giving you the option that best fits your needs. We adhere to strict standards and protocols to ensure the highest level of security and compliance.

At STS Electronic Recycling, we are dedicated to providing secure, compliant, and convenient data destruction solutions. Contact us today to learn more about our on-site hard drive degaussing services and how we can help you protect your sensitive information.