Thursday, March 22, 2012

Reasons To Hire Professional Data Destruction Services

By Petra Berg


Businesses everywhere depend on computers for storing all kinds of personal information about employees, customers and vendors. Regulations require business owners to safeguard that information as a way of decreasing the instances of identity fraud and theft. Whether updating old hardware or discarding old digital files, data destruction services can eliminate the files forever without risk of recovery by the wrong person.

People delete files from computers all the time but that does not mean the information is gone. Even the files already emptied from a recycle bin are still accessible by someone who has the skills and tools necessary to do so.

It takes more than deleting files and formatting a hard disk to wipe the information away entirely. With the experience, skills and tools necessary, a professional computer technician can eradicate all sensitive information forever with no risk of it falling into the wrong hands.

Industry specific regulations govern the protection of sensitive information and the punishments are severe for any company that does not comply with the law. Hiring a professional company to destroy digital records provides documentation accepted by industry auditors. Third party validation is useful in court cases where a company or organization has to defend against a security breach.

Most companies offering this service are flexible enough to work around the client's work schedule. Technicians can do their work at the client's place of business to save the time needed to transport hardware to another location. The client receives an official Certificate of Destruction when the job is complete.

Safely destroying unwanted and useless files is a necessary part of digital file management that every business owner must address at some time. All companies must protect sensitive information or face legal consequences if they do not. Using reliable data destruction services is the best way a business owner can protect the company's reputation and stay in compliance with the laws governing the protection of personal information.




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