Data security begins from the moment the information is created and ends when it’s destroyed. Whether it’s new or old data, it’s important to be secure in every way your data is handled. Destroying the data is no exception. But what’s the best way to destroy your data and how can you ensure you’re keeping it safe before destruction? We’re glad you asked, and we’re happy you found us. Read on for more on secure hard drive destruction.
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The Cost of A Data Breach
It’s clear that in today’s world, handling data carries an exceptional amount of responsibility. Even the smallest data breaches have significant financial costs and could deeply affect your reputation. With the loss of time and money on fixing the breach, comes the loss of trust from consumers and investors. This doesn’t begin to account for the type of information that might have been stolen which could have far-reaching implications, especially when consumers are involved.
Imagine the time spent tracking down this information, alleviating customer concerns, and fixing the issue for your business moving forward. The consequences of a data breach could last for years.
There’s a misconception that small data breaches don’t cost as much; however if you’re working with large clients, every bit counts, and this otherwise small breach can be devastating to the growth of your business.
End to End Data Security
Vulnerabilities occur in every step of your development and production lifecycle. From the inception of a new feature to live, production code, security should be a part of every decision you make.
Data destruction is no exception.
And there are a few options for destroying your data, each with pros and cons to consider. But the more data you have to destroy, the more it makes sense to bring a device in-house to provide additional security and mitigate the risk of a cyber-attack or data breach.
Ship Your Data To a Destruction Service
Option one is to send your data out for destruction. There are services that provide transportation to their facility and guarantee destruction to a certain level. While helpful, there are two situations in which this might not make sense.
First, if you’re in an industry with heavy compliance and regulatory action, it can be difficult to determine which providers fit the bill for your destruction specifications. If you get it wrong, this could cost you thousands.
Second, if you have tons of this information stored across thousands of hard drives or other media, it’s going to be tough to avoid filling multiple trucks, adding to your cost.
Shipping data out can be helpful for smaller jobs but the cost gets prohibitive the larger the project. And while the risk is low, there’s also a possibility of compromised that as you’re adding steps to the process.
It’s also important to note that while most providers provide exceptional service, it’s sometimes difficult to know how well your data is destroyed. This could lead to further compliance issues and fines.
Looking for more? In-house might be the option for you.
In-house Data Destruction
There’s peace of mind that comes with physically seeing data destruction. Hard to deny looking at a bucket of finely chopped, degaussed material and thinking the data wasn’t destroyed.
The other option is to bring a machine in-house for destruction. You might think you don’t have space for it, but there are compact options that’ll provide top-notch destruction, check this one out.
The upfront cost is absorbed after some time. You’ll have a machine that’ll grow with your data destruction practices. There are savings after destroying a threshold number of drives/media. You’re saving on transportation and the cost of destroying each with an outside provider.
This is helpful for data centers with tons of information that needs destroying or organizations looking for the best bang for their buck in secure data destruction.
All said, there are two main options for secure hard drive destruction. While options for secure hard drive destruction work well, we think in-house is a great option for those looking for the highest quality and most secure data destruction possible.
Data Destruction for the Security Minded
Here at Phiston, we believe security is a priority in data destruction. We recommend bringing data destruction in-house to provide peace of mind on safe and secure data handling and destruction. Whether you’re a small company looking to destroy confidential information or a large data center looking for the optimal security solutions, we have you covered.
With the right equipment, you’ll rest be mitigating risk by putting effort into maintaining your reputation and also saving money!
Contact us to book a quick call and see how we’ll help you with your secure data destruction needs.
