IT ASSET DESTRUCTION

Termination of sensitive retired IT assets

Why Destruction?

Not all data storage devices are in form of magnetic structure, which means degaussing won’t work for all of them. Furthermore, some data storage products are more easily destroyed than hard disk drives, such as magnetic disk data cartridges, tape cartridges, secure USB drives, and optical media, so it’s more efficient to destroy than to degauss.

In fact, DoD Requirements call for hard drives to be degaussed in an NSA listed Degausser and then physically destroyed prior to disposal.

Challenges We Solve

1. Incomplete Data Removal

  • Even when devices seem “wiped,” residual data may remain recoverable with the right tools.
  • Individuals may lack tools; companies might rely on insufficient software methods.

2. Compliance & Legal Risks

  • Data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) impose strict penalties for improper handling of sensitive data.
  • Failure to meet audit standards or produce verifiable destruction records can lead to reputational and financial damage

3. Risk of Asset Theft or Misplacement

  • Storing old drives and devices poses theft risks, especially when they’re not properly inventoried or monitored.
  • Data centers managing high volumes may unintentionally lose track of retired equipment.

4. Internal Resource Burden

  • Managing secure disposal internally diverts time, staff, and energy from core operations.
  • Secure chain-of-custody and destruction documentation is resource-intensive.

5. Environmental Concerns Coupled with Security

  • Donating or recycling IT assets without ensuring data destruction is risky.
  • Individuals and companies may struggle to balance eco-friendly disposal with uncompromising data security.

6. Data Recovery by Malicious Actors

  • Physically intact drives—even from years past—can be targets for data recovery attempts via illegal reselling or dumpster-diving.

Which data storage device can be destructed?

All data storage devices can be physically destructed to prevent data leakage to unauthorized usages.

  • Computers (including desktops, laptops, servers)
  • Tablets, smartphones.
  • Hard Disk Drives, SSD hard drives
  • Tape media, CD/DVD/VCD
  • Digital Data Storage (DDS) and Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
  • Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
  • StorageTek Tape 9940/3592
  • Advanced intelligent Tape (ATI)
  • Floppy Disk, Thumb Drives
  • SD Cards and Flash Drives, Magnetic Cards and ETC

Which forms of physical destruction?

Various levels of destruction methods can be applied to guarantee the total elimination of storage devices. These processes ensure the complete removal of the device and its data, rendering 100% data-termination.

Crushing

Shredding

Disintegrating

Smelting

ISO Certified work processes

DT provides a high quality degaussing service based on ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 certified – ICT Storage Media Erasure, Destruction & IT Asset Disposal Services. We provide a quality checking process to demagnetizes the disk so that all data stored on the disk is permanently destroyed. Thus making the disk impossible to be recovered by any recovery tools available.

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