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Hard Drive and Media Destruction

Hard drive and media destruction is the 100% secure way to permanently destroy data

Stockpiling old hard drives leaves you vulnerable. Confidential information stored on hard drives, back-up storage and other eMedia is the target of data thieves.

Data that you erase, reformat, wipe or degauss can be restored.
You already know that erasing is not 100% safe, no matter what the software promises. The actual data remains. Information thieves can restore the data you thought was destroyed

Improper destruction could lead to a costly breach.
Storing confidential information, in any form, is putting your organization at risk of a security breach and liability. A security breach will cost a business on average $4,450*, not to mention reputation damage or loss ofbusiness.

Why put your company at risk?
Shred-it will permanently destroy your information at a low cost that won’t break your budget.
 

Hard Drive and Media Destruction Services

Shred-it provides a secure process and chain of custody at each step by;

  1. Documenting the serial number of each hard drive for destruction, and providing a copy of the log sheet for your records
  2. Securely transporting your hard drives to our destruction facility
  3. Logging the manufacturer and serial number of each device
  4. Completely destroying your hard drives in our secure location
  5. Sending an itemized Certificate of Destruction.
  6. Partnering with recyclers across North America, helping to
reduce your carbon footprint

 

What Media can be destroyed?

Here is what Shred-it accepts for hard drive and media destruction service:

  • Hard Drive (any kind laptop, desktop, PATA, SATA and many more)
  • Backup Magnetic Tapes (any kind DLT, mini cartridges and many more)
  • Floppy Disk (3.5 inch disk, 5.25 inch disks, and many more)
  • Zip Disk (100 MB, 250 MB, and other large disks)
  • Optical Media (CD’s DVD’s, Blue Ray, and HD DVD)

Why Shred-it Hard Drive Destruction?

100% Destroyed  - ONLY destroying your hard drives renders them useless to identity thieves.

100% Secure - Shred-it’s chain of custody process provides end-to-end security

100% Assured - Itemized Certificate of Destruction for your files.

100% Peace of Mind - Risk-free alternative to stockpiling, erasing,
reformatting or degaussing.

100% Shred-it - 25 years of total commitment to secure
information destruction.