Why is Secure Data Destruction Important?

After an enterprise replaces its computers, the old systems cannot simply be thrown away or sold to a dealer or on Ebay. If they fall into the wrong hands, there could be a security compromise, so before being disposed of, every bit of the erased data must be destroyed. This must be carried out in a way that guarantees conformity with current regulations.

The Benefits of Data Erasure by a Specialist Data Destruction Company

• Data cannot be recovered with any existing technology.
• Once erased, a detailed data destruction report with hardware IT asset management information is generated.
• Erasure and detection of locked/hidden sectors (DCO, HPA)
• Erasure and detection of remapped sectors.
• Bypass of operating system (e.g. Windows, Linux).
• Bypass of BIOS given hard disk parameters.
• High-speed, simultaneous erasure.
• Bad sector detection.
• Automatic re-use features (reformatting into NTFS, FAT16 or FAT32)

Compliance Standards

ICC Managed Services erase your storage units to the following compliance standards:

• NSM (Certified version: Blancco - Data Cleaner+ 4.5, Blancco - Data Cleaner 3.3r7)
• ABW - The Polish Internal Security Agency (Certified software: Blancco – Data Cleaner+ v4.2r1)
• DIPCOG - the Defence INFOSEC Product Co-Operation Group of the UK's Ministry (Certified version: Blancco - Data Cleaner 3.3r7)
• CESG (Certified version: Blancco HMG software v4.10, Blancco - Data Cleaner+ 4.8 HMG, Blancco - Data Cleaner 3.7r1)
• DCSSI (Central Information Systems Security Division under the authority of the French General Secretary for National Defence)
• RITEA - Refurbished (reuse) Information Technology Equipment Association
• USA DoD - USA Department of Defense
• NSTL - National Security Testing Lab
• NATO recommendation
• TÜV confirmation (version: Blancco - Data Cleaner+ 4.7)
• AIVD (version: Blancco - Data Cleaner+ 4.8)
• Swedish Armed Forces (version: Blancco - Pro 4.8)

Magnetic erasure standards:

• Air Force System Security Instructions 5020
• Bruce Schneier's algorithm
• BSI (German overwrite standard by Federal Office for Information Security/ Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik)
• German Standard VSITR
• HMG Infosec Standard No: 5 (baseline) [Note! Certified versions: 4.8 HMG and 3.7r1]
• HMG Infosec Standard No: 5 (enhanced) [Note! Certified versions: 4.8 HMG and 3.7r1]
• Navy Staff Office Publication (NAVSO P-5239-26) for RLL
• NSA (Overwrite standard by National Security Agency)
• OPNAVINST 5239.1A
• Peter Gutmann's algorithm
• The National Computer Security Centre (NCSC-TG-025)
• U.S. Department of Defense Sanitizing (DOD 5220.22-M, DOD 5220.22-M ECE)
• US Army AR380-19
• NIST 800-88/ATA secure erase
• Extended NIST 800-88

Flash based erasure standards:

• NAVSO P-5239-26 (TOP SECRET) for SSD
• NAVSO P-5239-26 (SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL) for SSD
• US Department of Defense Sanitizing DOD 5220.22-M for SSD

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