ITAMG IT Asset Management Group |Data Destruction | Hard Drive Shredding

Destruction Options:

ITAMG OVERWRITER:

Data is overwritten with a pre-determined pattern of meaningless binary code rendering your data unrecoverable. This process ensures that hard drives can be reused or resold for maximum recovery value.
Result: Compliant data security. Enables maximum recovery value.

ITAMG DEGAUSSER:

Hard drive is exposed to a very powerful magnetic charge that destroys the data along with the timing tracks and servomotors. This process renders the hard drive inoperable.
Result: Compliant data security. Reduces recovery value.

ITAMG HARD DRIVE SHREDDER:

Mechanically destroys hard drives and all types of electronic storage media and permanently eliminates the ability to recover data. The pulverized remains of the hard drive can be recycled but cannot be reused or resold.
The shredding machine was custom designed in accordance with the DoD 5220.22-M to physically destroy hard drives, DLT tapes, medical films, cell phones, PDA's, CD's, DVD's, VHS tapes, and floppy disks at ITAMG's Plainview Headquarters.
Result: Complete and uncompromised data security. Reduces recovery value.

ITAMG MOBILE HARD DRIVE SHREDDER:

The ITAMG Mobile Shredder Solution is fast and absolute. All media is destroyed at your business location and the process is witnessed by one or more of your employees.
ITAMG eliminates the risk of a corporate data breach by completely eliminating the chain of custody between an organization and the physical point-of-destruction.
Our mobile shredding unit was custom designed in accordance with the DoD 5220.22M to physically destroy hard drives, DLT Tapes, medical films, cell phones, PDAs, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, and floppy disks.
Result: Complete and uncompromised data security. Reduces recovery value.

Failure to destroy data properly could result in:

Identity theft
Time in prison
Federal and/or civil liability
Exorbitant fines or lawsuits
Irreparable damage to an organization's reputation
Loss in consumer confidence
Decline in revenue and loss of clients
Leaking of trade secrets and intellectual property

ITAMG DATA DESTRUCTION METHODS ARE PERFORMED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) ERADICATION STANDARDS

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Standards (DOD 5220.22-M, DOD 5220.22-M ECE) is the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) that the DOD, Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Central Intelligence Agency must use. The DOD 5220.22-M standard is the civilian term given to the terms and policies found in NISPOM. It prescribes methods and standards by which classified data needs to be secured.

All ITAMG Practices Are in Accordance With the Following:

Department of Defense (DOD)
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Special Publication Series 800-88
National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Bank Secrecy Act
Patriot Act of 2002
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
US Safe Harbor Provisions
FDA Security Regulations (21 C.F.R. part 11)
PCI Data Security Standard
Various state laws

Regulations and Compliance

RED FLAGS RULE - Under the Red Flags rule all companies or services that regularly permit deferred payments for goods or services must develop a written program that identifies and detects the relevant warning signs - or "red flags" - of identity theft.
FACTA - The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act is a federal law designed to reduce the risk of consumer fraud and identity theft. It applies to every individual or business and violators run the risk of class action suits and penalties.
HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a federal law designed to prevent the abuse of personal health information, including unauthorized access. It is administered by the US Department of Health Services and is enforced by the US Office of Civil Rights.
Recent Changes to HIPAA - The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes a section that expands the reach of HIPAA and introduces the first federally mandated data breach notification requirement called The HITECH Act.
Frequently Asked Questions about HIPAA - Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - The Office for Civil Rights.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Safeguards Rule is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission and requires financial institutions to have a security plan to protect the confidentiality and integrity of personal consumer information.