Deguassing

The effective destruction of data and the carriers of data is just one step in a company’s overall process of data disintegration. The process includes the organising of the physical storage of defective disks, their inventory up to the time of destruction, control mechanisms during the destruction operation, handling of the disk withdrawal in the contracts with the hardware suppliers, proper disposal, etc.

Deleting data is essential for proper security. With our degaussing service, we can delete data within the customer's own security zone without moving the carriers of the data from the data centre.

In contrast to software-based data deletion, all information after the deletion process in a degausser on both defective and intact hard disks is irrevocably destroyed. Servo and maintenance information is also deleted making the hard disk unusable in terms of data, though still electrically accessible.

We use a Proton T 4 Hard Drive Deguasser which can produce a magnetic field of 40,000 gauss, i.e. 4 tesla. The device approved and recommended by the NSA.

The manufacturer-specific data of the deleted hard disks (manufacturer's name, type designation, serial number) are recorded using of a barcode reader and registered in a so-called blacklist. Thus, the proper deletion process can at any time be proven. For the degaussing of highly sensitive data carriers, we recommend that they are monitored and accompanied by the escorting by the customer’s security personnel.