Destroyers
For Hard Disk Drives, physical destruction is highly recommended and, in some cases, required after degaussing. The DX-8 and DB-4000 are manufactured by Data Security, Inc. and are listed in the National Security Agency (NSA)/CSS Evaluated Products List for Hard Drive Destruction.
Pair a Data Security, Inc. hard drive destruction device with a degausser to add an additional layer of security and assure complete compliance with the highest data disposal regulations.
For Solid State media technologies, such as Solid State Drives (SSD), USB, cell phones, and tablets, degaussing is not an effective method so complete information destruction requires disintegration to 2mm particles. The Data Security, Inc. SSMD-2mm Solid State Media Disintegrator is listed on the National Security Agency (NSA)/CSS Evaluated Products List for Solid State Media Destruction and is the only office sized solution to meet 2mm particle requirements.
Selecting the right destruction device is critical to safeguard the disposal of information stored on your storage devices.
Why Destroyers?
While degaussing is an effective method of erasure, it should not be used as the sole method and should be followed by additional physical destruction. This is because it is impractical to verify that each individual hard disk drive or tape has been degaussed successfully. Using a physical destruction device after degaussing guarantees complete information destruction.
For Solid State media, physical destruction is the ONLY secure method of end-of-life information disposal. The form of destruction and particle size recommendations vary by media type and by the type of information being destroyed.
