Secure Data Destruction
Ensuring that data on electronic devices and IT assets is thoroughly destroyed at the end of their life is crucial to make sure it’s completely unrecoverable and can’t be misused. Simply erasing data isn’t enough to guarantee its irretrievability or compliance with Privacy Legislation.
Our Data Destruction Solutions
Green Future Next Gen offers a full range of data destruction solutions certified to the highest standards. We help you protect sensitive information and comply with legal requirements. Additionally, through our partnerships in e-Waste recycling and repurposing, we support your environmental goals and sustainability targets.
With strict regulations, the high cost of data breaches, and the risks of data leaks, it’s vital to have the right processes in place to ensure the secure disposal of sensitive information.
We can overwrite, degauss, or shred data storage devices to meet international security standards. This includes hard drives from desktops, laptops, servers, and multifunction printers and copiers.
For devices that can’t be overwritten, we use a degausser approved by the US NSA and then physically destroy them to meet Australian Government Security Controls.
Devices Without Hard Drives
Many devices, such as switches, routers, and fax machines, don’t have hard drives but still store company information. We reset these devices to their factory settings to remove any identifying details.
Smartphones, tablets, and iPads store significant data both internally and on memory and SIM cards. These devices are treated with the same care as laptops to prevent data breaches. When reused, they are reset and the data is overwritten.
Media and Paper Documents
Employees sometimes leave items like USB keys, CDs, DVDs, and Secure ID tokens in laptop bags or confidential information in printer trays. Our standard quality assurance process ensures these items are checked and appropriately destroyed or returned to you.
FAQs
Q: What types of data storage devices do you handle?
A: We handle a variety of devices including SATA, SCSI, SSD, ATA, Fibre Channel, and SAS drives from desktops, laptops, servers, and multifunction printers and copiers.
Q: What if a device cannot be overwritten?
A: Devices that can’t be overwritten are degaussed using our US NSA-approved degausser and then physically destroyed, meeting Australian Government Security Controls.
Q: How do you handle devices without hard drives?
A: Devices like switches, routers, and fax machines are reset to their factory settings to remove any identifying information.
Q: What about smartphones and tablets?
A: Smartphones and tablets are treated with the same seriousness as laptops. We reset and overwrite data on these devices to prevent data breaches.
Q: Do you provide certification for data destruction?
A: Yes, we provide full reporting and certification for all services, detailing the assets and procedures used to protect your organization from claims of improper data disposal.
Q: How do you ensure no data is left behind on media and paper documents?
A: Our quality assurance process includes thorough checks of laptop bags and printer/copier trays to ensure no data-bearing items are left behind. These items are either destroyed or returned to you.