IT Asset Disposal

IT asset disposal is a necessary part of day-to-day operations. However, lack of clear policies or poor processes can expose a company to various risks. The disposal of old IT assets is becoming as complicated as the acquisition of new ones. Each PC, server, storage system, or IT device retired poses a data security risk and potential environmental hazard. Over the next five years, it is estimated that more than 800 million PCs will be replaced, presenting a tremendous opportunity for sensitive personal and corporate information to fall into the wrong hands. Monetary fines and damage to brand equity can quickly mount, costing organizations millions.

Erasure - Data Erasure Services

Data security is the single most important aspect of any IT asset disposition program. To ensure that hard drives are properly sanitized and erased to the most stringent standards, our hard drive erasure process is designed to ensure your company’s safety through 100% data eradication to meet DoD 5220.22M multipass standards. Hard drives are erased while they’re either still in the system or out of the system. To ensure the highest level of quality, all drives are system audited for successful erasure, with random samples removed for further stand-alone compliance audits.

Why Secure Destruction?

Today, companies must navigate an ever-increasing environmental and privacy regulatory landscape. Examples of these requirements include Sarbanes-Oxley; HIPAA (criminal penalties of up to $250,000 and/or 10 years’ imprisonment per violation of patient security information); Gramm-Leach-Bliley (penalties of up to $100,000 per violation for financial service/customer information); WEEE; Basel Convention; RCRA; CERCLA; tariff-funded recycling in the states of California and Maine; anti-landfill laws in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Minnesota; and state privacy laws on protecting citizens’ personal information, including HIV status, genetic data, video rentals, library borrowing, bank records, cable viewing, polygraph results, and employment records. Additional legislation pending in more than 20 states is likely to increase the fines for those in violation of state or federal laws.

Destruction - Physical Destruction Services

When erasure of hard drives and data devices is not secure enough, we offer extreme data protection by destroying and shredding disk drives in accordance with strict NSA standards. Hard drive shredding usually occurs when optimal data security is a necessity and a company maintains a zero tolerance for risk. Drives designated for destruction are shredded into small particles, meeting NSA standards. The shredded material is properly recycled in an environmentally friendly manner. Drive destruction can also occur if a hard drive fails our stringent erasure protocol. Hard drive serial numbers are recorded prior to shredding, and certificates of destruction are issued for a client’s permanent records. On-site shredding and erasure capabilities are also available; ask us for details. With your company’s security and reputation at stake, take every measure possible to ensure that data-containing devices are properly prepared, processed, or destroyed.

Contact us

solutions@phantomdatasystems.com
Phantom Data Systems Inc.
One Selleck Street, 3rd Floor
Norwalk, CT 06855
Ph. 1.203.572.0034
Ph. 1.203.572.0035
Fax: 1-203-678-6410
www.phantomdatasystems.com

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