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The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Data Sanitization
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What is Data Sanitization?
Why do we need Data Sanitization?
How to prevent Information Breaches
Information Security Measures
Databyte Solution List of Data Sanitization Services
Degaussing - Destroys all magnetic domains on magnetic based medium
Crushing - Bending of storage medium in half to destroy the read/write head, actuator, controller board and the storage plattersÂ
Shredding - Each storage medium is disintegrated into hundreds of separate pieces.
Erasure - Overwrite, Secure Erase, Cryptographic Erase. Old data is securely erased and/ or new data is written over.
Our equipment and processes will help to satisfy standards including:
NSA/CSS/DoD Top Secret
NIST SP 800-88r1
IRS 1075
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)
HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act)
PCI DSS 3.2 (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)
TAA