Study Points For On-Site Data Destruction Services
Think your company doesn't need on-site data destruction services? You may think again after you take a closer look at a 2017 study conducted by the National Association of Information Destruction (NAID).
Company Computers Contain Lots of Data
In 2017, the CEO of NAID took a relatively small sample size by purchasing a range of devices from various marketplaces. Nearly two-thirds of the devices had been used in commercial ventures, then wiped clean for IT asset disposition programs, something many companies do on a regular basis. The goal in each case was to see what any individual could find on the devices using widely available shareware that's online. The results were absolutely frightening for any company concerned about compliance. Nearly half of all tablets and hard drives and 13 percent of mobile phones still had personally identifiable information on them, even after they had been wiped clean.
On-Site Data Destruction Services Can Help
While this study was far from scientific, it build on more than a decade of earlier research that found similar results after purchasing used hard drives from various sources. The NAID goal certainly wasn't to suggest reputable service providers can't help with proper IT asset disposition. Instead, it was simply to raise awareness of the fact that even after company hard drives are wiped, they may still contain data, leading to the need for better data destruction procedures.
The best way to eliminate the worry, then, is to work with SES, an on-site data destruction professional. At SES, we take the destruction of your data seriously. After all, the last thing you need to worry about is a data breach that might harm your company's reputation, your customers, or even your employees. When you work with us, that will never happen. We schedule on-site data destruction when it's convenient for you, and you can watch us destroy the data on every hard drive that is no longer part of your company's working IT assets. Once we've finished the destruction process, we'll give you the certifications you need to keep on file for compliance purposes. Back at our warehouse, we recycle every piece of the original hard drive to ensure your equipment doesn't end up in a landfill as e-waste.
Ready to learn more about our services? Contact us today to schedule an on-site data destruction appointment that will protect your company from potential problems in the future.