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Data security

The data goes, and you have the paper to prove it.

NIST 800-88 on every drive. A Certificate of Collection after we pick up, a Certificate of Data Destruction once the wipe is verified. Dead drives that can't be wiped, your call.

01 / How we wipe

We wipe to NIST 800-88.

Boring acronym, real spec. It's the standard for properly wiping drives so the data is gone, not just the file pointers.

Hard drives get overwritten and verified. SSDs get a secure-erase command and verified. We check it actually worked before the drive moves on.

No quick reformats. The wipe happens before anything goes anywhere.

02 / What you get

Two PDFs after the wipe.

Certificate of Collection (what we took) and Certificate of Data Destruction (per-drive details below). Both in your inbox within five working days of the wipe.

01
Manufacturer, model, serial number
Per device
02
Sanitisation method (overwrite / crypto-erase / destruction)
NIST 800-88
03
Date wiped, operator initials, verification status
Signed
04
Outcome (re-used / scrapped / destroyed)
Tracked

Keep both with your asset records. That's the audit trail.

03 / Damaged drives

If we can't read it, we can't wipe it.

Drives turn up dead sometimes. We won't pretend to wipe one we can't read.

Two options: we send it for physical destruction and you get a destruction certificate, or we leave the drive with you to handle. Your call on collection day.

04 / Chain of custody

Two certificates, both after the fact.

Collection day is for moving kit, not paperwork. The certificates come after.

Certificate of Collection: what we took, at the level of detail that fits the lot. Device model where we know it, descriptions like "4 HP towers" or "misc network kit" where we don't.

Certificate of Data Destruction: every drive's serial, wipe method, and verification result, drawn from the wipe logs. Both PDFs in your inbox within five working days of the wipe.

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