Accredited systems and processes are essential to your governmental security and environmental commitments, but what do those accreditations mean?
Guaranteed data sanitisation and destruction either as discrete services or as part of IT asset disposal/lifecycle management are important for government agencies because they offer proof of compliance and security, as well as options for re-use or re-sale rather than wholesale destruction, sustainability being a crucial element in supplier agreements.
How does certification support data destruction?
When risk management is all and you must comply with security levels of ‘official’, ‘secret’ and above, this makes secure data destruction the only option for ensuring there are no leaks, breaches or hacks, no blaring media headlines, no punitive and reputation-tarnishing financial repercussions.
Knowing that your data destruction supplier has worked for and achieved certification to industry standards, and beyond, means you can trust them to act in your best interests and carry out highly secure sanitisation and destruction processes.
Restore Technology complies with the security standards explicit to the following accreditations.
And we provide our own certificate of destruction after each transaction, which you can access through Streams, our Restore Technology customer portal.
ISO 27001
Internationally recognised standard for which robust security measures must be in place that protect customers’ data, its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
NIST 800-88
Highly relevant for government departments, and those who need to comply with international regulations, NIST 800-88 provides guidelines for data sanitisation from ESMs and aligns with Infosec Standard 5.
Total Waste Management III (NEW!)
Awarded for Restore Technology’s exceptional commitment to secure, sustainable waste management solutions.
What forms of data destruction does Restore Technology carry out?
Before we do anything, we remove all the data from your electronic storage media (ESMs) via three different processes, depending on volume and security level needs.
Sanitisation/erasure – we use overwriting software on smaller volumes of devices, where data is obliterated by random binary digits written and overwritten on any residual data-bearing media so that it is not accessible.
Degaussing – this is a method that uses strong magnetic fields or electromagnetic pulses to neutralise any existing magnetisation on the ESM, which is particularly effective on hard drives and magnetic tape.
Physical destruction – the most secure method is to use industrial shredding machines to reduce your redundant or highly sensitive IT assets into unrecoverable 2mm fragments. For an added layer of security, we can carry out this disposal at your workplace, so you can witness the complete destruction for yourself.
What are the benefits of working with Restore Technology?
We are major recyclers and there are routes you can opt for that work within restricted government protocols.
- We data sanitise/erase then upgrade your IT assets for re-use, either in your team or elsewhere in your agency, depending on access protocols and so on.
- We data sanitise/erase then place your IT assets for re-sale in one of our marketing channels, a potentially lucrative way of recouping a rebate and making your no-longer-needed devices available for a second life.
- We data sanitise/erase then physically destroy your devices, reducing them to tiny fragments that are then sent for recycling.
Not only, but also…
And, of course, these accreditations (above) do not operate in a silo. They are ably backed and supported by a raft of further officially recognised achievements that demonstrate our commitment and consistency of approach to the mainstays of our services: compliance, security and sustainability. Find out more below.
Our customer services team is well versed in government agency needs that go above and beyond commercial interests (although we’re well versed in those, too!). To discuss your organisation’s data destruction needs, at your workplace or ours, give them a call on 0333 060 1 920. We look forward to showing you why we are market leaders in everything that we do.
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