Hard Drive Security
Here at Second Byte I.T Ltd. we take client security and confidentiality very seriously.
The 1998 Data Protection Act makes it a legal requirement to adopt appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, alteration or accidental loss or destruction of personal data. Under the 1998 Data Protection Act, failure to remove personal data from a computer system's hard drives could result in Crown Court prosecution or personal compensation claims.
All hard drives entering our fully audited system have their serial numbers recorded and are subsequently tracked throughout the rest of our recycling or second user, refurbished system.
A crucial part of the system invloves the complete sanitization of each and every drive entering our facility. Any previous data stored upon the magnetic surface of the disk is wiped to U.S Department of Defense 5220.22m standards. This procedure involves the writing of a series of alternating data patterns to the hard disk over a series of 7 passes which render any previous stored data unreadable.
The final stage of our hard drive security procedure includes the production and presentation of individual hard drive erasure certificates which certify that all previously data stored on the hard drive has been successfully overwritten and is now unreadable.
At Second Byte we provide I.T waste management to a large client base of public and governmental bodies and as such we maintain the highest standards of data security and privacy.
Second Byte I.T Ltd. are currently implementing a new system of data security working towards British Government CESG standard which offers a data security level of 'Top Security'.
