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Computers used in the office contain a lot of sensitive data and information, and it would be detrimental if such data and information is exposed or accessed by third parties. Such data and information stored may be about your clients and staff, yet the ICO regulations require that this data and information is kept confidential at all costs, failure to comply may result in fines.
Another gadget used in the office and which may also contain sensitive company data is the mobile phone. You must authorise the staff to leave the handsets before they go away or leave. In addition, replacing mobile phones is necessary when the company is doing an upgrade.
Companies, whether large or small, must therefore reach a decision about what to do with the hard drives and mobile phones containing sensitive data and information. Two options can be taken, the first being to delete data from the hard drives and mobile phones and reuse them and the second, destroying the hard drive and mobile phones.
Most companies choose the first method which involves wiping the data from the hard drives and mobile phones. This is because they regard it as convenient and because the hard drive and mobile phones can be used gain.
What will happen when wiping the data is chosen? A company must buy software that will be run into the hard drive to destroy the data in question. Once this sensitive data and information is wiped out, the hard drive can be reused.
Unfortunately, wiping the data and information and reusing the hard drive and mobile phone does not offer complete 100% security and confidentiality for the sensitive data in question. Professional frauds can still use the hard drive and mobile phones, run their own professional reformatting software to restore the sensitive company data and information and do the damage intended. This can happen, for instance, if the hard drive and mobile phone is thrown away.
The above reason makes many companies choose to completely destroy the hard drive. It cannot be read at all once it is physically destroyed and your sensitive data and information cannot be accessed by third parties or frauds at all. This option provides 100% security and confidentiality for your sensitive data and information.
A challenge with many companies is just how to approach hard drive destruction. The task is engaging because hard drives are tough and you may not end up destroying it properly. That is why a professional hard drive destruction service comes in handy.
Companies can take advantage of hard disk destruction services provided by professionals in their localities. Once they physically destroy the hard drive, it is not possible to have someone accessing the data and information therein because the hardware is no longer accessible. This will leave the business owner or company with peace of mind, knowing that the sensitive data and information stored in the hard drives will never be accessed.
Another gadget used in the office and which may also contain sensitive company data is the mobile phone. You must authorise the staff to leave the handsets before they go away or leave. In addition, replacing mobile phones is necessary when the company is doing an upgrade.
Companies, whether large or small, must therefore reach a decision about what to do with the hard drives and mobile phones containing sensitive data and information. Two options can be taken, the first being to delete data from the hard drives and mobile phones and reuse them and the second, destroying the hard drive and mobile phones.
Most companies choose the first method which involves wiping the data from the hard drives and mobile phones. This is because they regard it as convenient and because the hard drive and mobile phones can be used gain.
What will happen when wiping the data is chosen? A company must buy software that will be run into the hard drive to destroy the data in question. Once this sensitive data and information is wiped out, the hard drive can be reused.
Unfortunately, wiping the data and information and reusing the hard drive and mobile phone does not offer complete 100% security and confidentiality for the sensitive data in question. Professional frauds can still use the hard drive and mobile phones, run their own professional reformatting software to restore the sensitive company data and information and do the damage intended. This can happen, for instance, if the hard drive and mobile phone is thrown away.
The above reason makes many companies choose to completely destroy the hard drive. It cannot be read at all once it is physically destroyed and your sensitive data and information cannot be accessed by third parties or frauds at all. This option provides 100% security and confidentiality for your sensitive data and information.
A challenge with many companies is just how to approach hard drive destruction. The task is engaging because hard drives are tough and you may not end up destroying it properly. That is why a professional hard drive destruction service comes in handy.
Companies can take advantage of hard disk destruction services provided by professionals in their localities. Once they physically destroy the hard drive, it is not possible to have someone accessing the data and information therein because the hardware is no longer accessible. This will leave the business owner or company with peace of mind, knowing that the sensitive data and information stored in the hard drives will never be accessed.
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