There is a genuinely compelling reason why you should use Data Eliminate ahead of most data destruction providers.
To Data Eliminate, security covers the entire chain of custody from receipt/collection, through transport, handling and storage to destruction and recycling.
As Data Eliminate does as standard, some data destruction operators use CESG and MOD approved equipment. Others don't even use approved equipment. That is where 'security' stops. Very, very few data destruction service providers offer an independently verified secure chain of custody.
Put simply, the fact the equipment may be CESG and MOD approved is little comfort if the person handling your highly senstive hard drive has not been security vetted and is a criminal, or one or more of your hard drives goes missing before it is destroyed.
Data Eliminate's security procedures have been audited and claims tested by independent UKAS (UK Accrediation Service) approved bodies to the standards of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and HM Goverment's Civil Information Security Authority (CESG). Certain Data Eliminate services are available on the UK Ministry of Defence's "P2P" - the MOD's internal procurement portal for secure services.
Our management systems are maintained to these Standards by regular assessments of the constantly changing risks and threats to customers senstive data. Being continually vigilant in face of changing circumstances and making improvement to security is the best way of reducing risk.
The irony is that under no circumstances should buy from a data destruction provider who claims their service is totally or 100 per cent secure. If they make this claim, they either do not conduct risk assessments or produce assessment which show zero risk. These are by definition invalid.
Either way, such companies are totally complacent about the security of your sensitive data.
Data Eliminate's Integrated Management System for Hard Drive and Computer Media Shredding and Destruction
We have carefully designed security procedures to minimize risk at every stage of the data destruction process. These are documented, independently assessed and updated as part of a process of continual improvement.
The results of this approach will be evident in a number of ways. For example, we
- Have a fully traceable destruction process from collection to recycling
- Vet our employees and contractors
- Tightly control access to our premises, vehicles and secure areas
- Security Seal shipments of data to prevent tampering
- Offer serial number tracking on individual items however small
- Are regularly visited and inspected by external UKAS auditors.
Our company's systems and procedures were designed and built from the outset using the framework provided by these standards.They are integral to our operation and provide us with a platform for continual improvement and rapid expansion.
Please Think Before You Choose a Data Destruction Supplier!
We really urge you to think before you choose a data destruction supplier.
Would you hand-over thousand of pounds sterling in cash to a person or company you found on the internet who claimed they were "honest" on their web site? No, you would seek third party verification of their claims first.
Likewise, the sensitive data your are disposing of now is probably worth thousands of pounds in the wrong hands. So don't hand it over without thinking!
The supplier and its staff might be as honest as the day is long...but then they might not. How do you know?
The data destruction market features many operators who make unsubstantiated claims about security but lack basic security measures. For example, they don't vet their staff, they collect your confidential data on an open-backed lorry and leave hard drives lying around in unsecured areas. There are also many companies who make make unverifiable claims about having MOD or CESG approval and use the of MOD or CESG equipment and processes.
Whichever supplier your use - choose one that can substantiate their security claims and has certificates from third parties to prove it.
If you hand over your sensitive data to the wrong company you could be significantly increasing the risk to your confidential information and reputation rather than reducing it.
Reasons why you should choose Data Eliminate |
