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OUR HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION SERVICES
Protect Sensitive Information
Simply deleting files or formatting a hard drive does not permanently remove data. Old hard drives can contain financial records, customer information, employee data, passwords, emails, and other sensitive information.
Ativo IT helps businesses and individuals securely remove retired hard drives from service through physical destruction and responsible recycling practices. Our process helps prevent unwanted access to data while ensuring electronics stay out of landfills.
Why Destroy Data?
Even damaged or outdated hard drives can contain recoverable information. Proper destruction helps reduce the risk of:
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Data breaches
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Identity theft
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Unauthorized access to business records
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Exposure of customer information
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Compliance and privacy concerns
Whether you're upgrading office computers, replacing servers, or cleaning out old electronics, destroying storage devices is an important part of protecting your information.
Secure Data Erasure
Compliant Data Sanitization Services
Ativo IT utilizes multiple professional-grade Super Wiper data erasure devices to securely sanitize a wide range of storage media, including:
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SATA Hard Drives
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SAS Hard Drives
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SSDs (Solid State Drives)
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NVMe Drives
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M.2 Drives
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USB Storage Devices
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External Hard Drives
For enterprise SAS and data center storage devices, Ativo IT utilizes the Intelligent Computer Solutions Rapid Image 7020CS IT 2.5" and 3.5" SAS/SATA Erasure System, providing secure erasure and verification for enterprise-class storage equipment.
Our data sanitization process uses industry-recognized overwrite methods designed to permanently remove stored information and help organizations reduce the risk of unauthorized data recovery.
Data Erasure Standards
Ativo IT follows recognized data sanitization practices based on industry and government guidelines, including:
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NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization
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DoD 5220.22-M Overwrite Method
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DoD 5220.22-M ECE Enhanced Overwrite Method
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FACTA Data Disposal Requirements
Depending on customer requirements and device compatibility, drives may undergo multiple overwrite passes with verification to ensure successful data sanitization.
Physical Hard Drive Destruction
For clients requiring maximum protection, Ativo IT also offers physical hard drive destruction services.
Storage devices can be physically damaged to render them inoperable and unsuitable for future use. Following destruction, materials are processed through responsible electronics recycling channels whenever possible.
Physical destruction is often requested by organizations handling:
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Customer Records
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Financial Information
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Employee Data
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Healthcare Information
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Legal Documents
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Proprietary Business Informatio
Certificate of Destruction
Upon completion of data erasure or physical destruction services, Ativo IT can provide a Certificate of Destruction for your records.
Certificates may include:
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Customer Name
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Service Date
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Asset Description
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Device Quantity
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Serial Numbers (when provided)
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Method of Data Sanitization
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Method of Physical Destruction (if applicable)
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Technician Verification
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Confirmation of Responsible Recycling
This documentation helps businesses maintain internal asset disposition records and supports IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling initiatives.
