Regardless of how significant the liquidation of unused, obsolete, or defective IT systems and components may be for business, any data stored on them represents a serious security risk when these systems are sold or decommissioned.

When data on computer and server hard drives, SSDs, smartphones, tablets, or memory cards is deleted through formatting, only the file directory is removed — the actual data remains physically present. We use certified erasure tools from our partner Blancco, the market leader in data erasure, to securely and permanently erase data.

Using our certified tools, we guarantee fully documented data erasure across a wide range of environments — from HDDs, SSDs, memory cards, and flash drives to entire server infrastructures and large-scale virtualized data centers. Data erasure can be performed either on your premises or at our certified facilities, depending on your preferences.

In March 2013, the erasure procedure was adapted to meet the regulatory standards of BSI-2011-VS set by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The procedure was presented to the Technical Inspection Association (TÜV) and officially certified as a compliant data erasure solution. Special attention is given to generating tamper-proof data erasure reports for audit and compliance purposes. This certification is one of many approvals granted to Blancco for various international markets, including the USA and Great Britain.

 

Supported data carriers and environments

 

Supported operating systems


Types of erasure procedures

  • Erasure of multiple devices, whether active or deactivated
  • Erasure of individual devices, whether active or deactivated
  • Selective erasure of individual devices
  • Selective erasure of specific data sets


How you benefit

Control and compliance with security requirements

  • Certified secure data erasure
  • Full audit trail for internal and external compliance audits
  • Compliance with international security standards including ISO 27001, ISO 27040, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST
  • Generation of tamper-proof erasure reports
  • Certified according to BSI-2011-VS based on the technical guideline Requirements for Overwriting Data Carriers (BSI-TL 03423)

Compliance with data security requirements

  • Automated generation of erasure reports to meet compliance requirements for standards such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, etc.
  • Tamper-proof, auditable erasure reports

Secure erasing on the basis of BSI guidelines

  • Secure data erasure procedures in compliance with BSI-2011-VS
  • Identification and secure removal of remapped sectors
  • Audit-compliant proof of erasure

Compliance with security regulations and verification

  • Digitally signed and tamper-proof erasure reports ensure full verification of the erasure process
  • Detailed reporting on the erasure status of each hard drive
  • Complete hardware inventory included in the reports

Simple, efficient erasure