What Is Secure Data Destruction?
When the majority of records were set on paper, confidential documents were shredded to protect personal information and avoid information leaks. Now, the majority of our information - financial documents, healthcare records, meeting notes, and trade secrets - are set not on paper, but coded into our computers, phones, and other electronic devices.
However, even if your device is broken and outdated and its hard drive has been erased, it still stores sensitive information. Recovering your data - and stealing it - can be as simple as watching a seven-minute online video. Without proper data disposal, your retired devices can be a wealth of information for identity thieves. There are millions of identity theft cases and thousands of imposter scams in the United States year-round, and the numbers are only on the rise.
So how do you keep your personal information, personal?
Make sure your hard drive - and data - unreachable. At Lexington Computer Recycling, we redefine information security with our data destruction services. Secure data destruction ensures the information stored on your electronic devices is completely unreadable and therefore inaccessible to unauthorized persons.
DIY data destruction through fire, acid, and microwaves can be effective, but will release toxic fumes and can even cause an explosion. Lexington Computer Recycling safely destroys hard drives and other data storage devices like solid state drives, CDs, flash drives, smart phones, tapes, and tablets you or your company no longer uses. Shredding does not cause spontaneous combustion; plus, it’s eco-friendly - a win-win for everyone.
Lexington Computer Recycling experts are skilled at finding where you data is stored in your device.
We remove hard drives and scan each device serial number before sending the items through our shredder. After we’ve destroyed your devices, we confirm your data’s destruction with an auditable serialized inventory report and safely and securely move the shredded items to be recycled. We track our secured vehicles and keep in contact with our drivers while the remains of your equipment are shipped to our recycling facility, where finally, your hard drive’s aluminum, steel, and circuit boards are recycled—while your data stays permanently out of strangers’ reach.
Data destruction like shredding part of responsible data storage and is one of the only ways to ensure your data stays yours.
Lexington Computer Recycling is NAID AAA Certified, which means we adhere to the highest standards of data security - because doing any less leaves your information vulnerable. We also meet and exceed PII, HIPAA, PHI, and other sensitive information standards so customers can be completely confident in their data’s safety.
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Lexington Computer Recycling was established in 2016, but we can trace our experience back to over a decade ago. Since then, we have constantly evolved our e-recycling methods to conveniently reduce both your technological waste and your security risks at the same time. Call or contact us today for more information on our data destruction services. Our Nicholasville, KY facility proudly provides expert electronic shredding, logistics, and recycling services to Central Kentucky and beyond including Nicholasville, Lexington, Georgetown, Frankfort, and Louisville, KY; as well as Cincinnati, Ohio and the entire United States.
