The secure destruction of data is the process of destroying information on tapes, disks, paper documents, graphics and other forms of electronic and physical storage to the point that it is completely illegible and cannot be accessed or used for unauthorized purposes.

When electronic data is deleted, the operating system can no longer access it easily. However, deleting a file is not enough; Data destruction programs should be used to ensure that the data is considered unrecoverable.

Why is secure destruction important?

Protecting your staff, your clients and your corporate reputation from a violation or loss of information is now a legal matter.

Compliance with these rules and procedures is of great importance because if they are violated or violated, a crime against data protection could be incurred.

This means that companies will face even more severe penalties for compromising customer data. This makes data protection and data destruction even more important. In addition, with the digital universe that is currently doubling every two years, many companies run the risk of being overwhelmed by the data generated.

The key to good data governance is to identify early what a record is and what data noise is. The rest must be destroyed, and if your sensitive information, destroyed safely.

How is security guaranteed?

To guarantee the destruction of the documentation according to the Law and avoid, among other things, an economic sanction or denunciation by any citizen (client, supplier, employee, competence ...), two of the three three systems must be taken into account following:

• Outsource to a company specialized in data destruction
• Clear all device data
• Shred the hardware with a special crusher

In the process for the secure destruction of data, it must be very well taken care of from beginning to end, from the collection of information, transport, storage to the final destruction, so it is important to ensure that the company with which you work covers all These points, in addition to offering guarantees and certificates of destruction.

In the process for the secure destruction of data, it must be very well taken care of from beginning to end, from the collection of information, transport, storage to the final destruction, so it is important to ensure that the company with which you work covers all These points, in addition to offering guarantees and certificates of destruction.