Data security and destruction
Disk drive data purge or physical destruction services, with at-your-site destruction option.
Castaway provides our customer with several options to safeguard company and customer data at end-of-life depending on the sensitivity of the data and associated risk.
Data purge and/or destruction methods Level 1-8 with Level 8 being the highest and most secure:
Level 1- (software overwrite, off-site)
Off-site data removal using a government approved disk wipe program. The data is removed and can only be recovered using forensic (laboratory) techniques.
This process is suitable for most applications where the data sensitivity is relatively low such as desktop computer users who do not have confidential company or customer data that would put the company at risk legally and/or financially.
The drive is still usable for other utilization requirements or resale.
Level 2- (software overwrite, on-site)
On-site data removal using a government approved disk wipe software program. This process assures the data is removed prior to removal from your site and is suitable for data sensitivity that is relatively low such as desktop computer users who do not have company or customer data that would put the company at risk legally and financially.
The drive is still usable for other utilization requirements or resale.
Level 3- (data purge, off-site)
Off-site data purge using equipment designed to provide data destruction or erasure so that data is unrecoverable and cannot be read or reconstructed using both ordinary and extraordinary means including forensic (laboratory) data recovery methods. An automated, certification audit trail is provided and a label is attached to each drive to certify all data has been removed and is unrecoverable.
The drive is still usable for other utilization requirements or resale. All previous data is unrecoverable.
Level 4- (data purge, on-site)
On-site data purge using equipment designed to provide data destruction or erasure so that data is unrecoverable and cannot be read or reconstructed using both ordinary and extraordinary means including forensic (laboratory) data recovery methods. An automated, certification audit trail is provided and a label is attached to each drive to certify all data has been removed and is unrecoverable.
The drive is still usable for other utilization requirements or resale. All previous data is unrecoverable.
Level 5- (physical drive destruction, off-site)
Off-site drive destruction utilizing drive shredding equipment to destroy the drive and all associated data.
The drive is no longer usable.
Level 6- (physical drive destruction, on-site)
On-site drive destruction utilizing a mobile shredding conveyance to destroy the drive and all associated data.
The drive is no longer usable.
Level 7- For high-risk data eradication (purge/on-site & physical destruction/off-site)
Step 1
On-site data purge using equipment designed to provide data destruction or erasure so that data is unrecoverable and cannot be read or reconstructed using both ordinary and extraordinary means including forensic (laboratory) data recovery methods. An automated, certification audit trail is provided and a label is attached to each drive to certify all data has been removed and is unrecoverable.
Step 2
Off-site drive destruction utilizing drive shredding equipment to physically destroy the drive.
Level 8- For highest risk data eradication (purge/on-site & physical destruction/on-site)
Step 1
On-site data purge using equipment designed to provide data destruction or erasure so that data is unrecoverable and cannot be read or reconstructed using both ordinary and extraordinary means including forensic (laboratory) data recovery methods. An automated, certification audit trail is provided and a label is attached to each drive to certify all data has been removed and is unrecoverable.
Step 2
On-site drive destruction utilizing a mobile shredding conveyance to destroy the drive.
In addition to end-of-life, there are other lifecycle events that require data eradication:
- Protection from unauthorized access, virus, hacker
- Tech refresh or return at end of lease
- Upgrading to a new computer or high capacity drive
- Completion of a new project
- Employee turnover
- Returning a computer or hard drive under warranty
- Back office storage transfer to new users or servers
- Maintenance