EPC expands to offer solid-state drive destruction services
EPC expands to offer solid-state drive destruction services
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EPC Inc., a large information technology asset disposition (ITAD) provider based in St. Louis, has expanded its data destruction services to include on-site, National Security Agency- (NSA-) compliant solid-state drive (SSD) disintegration. According to a news release from EPC Inc., SSD data storage creates a greater risk for improper destruction practices due to the small chips on SSD circuitry boards, and to properly disintegrate SSDs, EPC has designed and built a proprietary process to meet this new data security risk.
EPC reports that its SSD disintegrators are compact and self-contained, allowing them to freely move from project to project. These specially engineered disintegrators shred SSDs to a size smaller than the NSA standard of 2 mm particles, essentially turning sensitive data into dust.
EPC says the new SSD disintegrators complement EPC’s existing fleet of data destruction and recycling vehicles (DDRVs) that are built to shred larger platter-based hard drive destruction (HDD) and other data-containing devices up to 2 inches thick. Each DDRV can hold two SSD disintegrators to sit alongside the hard-drive shredding units. EPC says one SSD disintegrator can safely and securely destroy 80 to 100 drives per hour.
EPC’s SSD disintegration technology is specifically designed to destroy circuitry-based storage and will significantly reduce data breach risks, identity theft and financial liabilities. EPC’s DDRV and SSD disintegration services help protect the reputation of their customers across all industries but specifically those with the highest security protocols. With 10 SSD disintegrators currently in use and five in production, this service is available throughout the United States, with capabilities in Europe, Mexico and Latin America coming soon.
Similar to EPC’s DDRV hard drive shredding process, serial numbers are digitally recorded for each SSD destroyed. The process is captured on video and certificates of destruction are available online by serial number, according to the company.
“With the expanded use of SSDs in the marketplace, our team predicted the need for more advanced shredding capabilities on end-of-use storage devices,” says Dan Fuller, president of EPC. “There is a common misconception that simply shredding SSDs in the same fashion as HDDs is acceptable. The truth is, it’s not. Chips from SSDs can easily fall through the cracks on standard HDD shredders, and that means data is retrievable. Our team developed a solution to ensure that any SSD entering our disintegrator would result in the smallest residual size possible.”
Since launching the first disintegrator in October 2020, EPC has performed more than 100 shredding projects across the United States, destroying tens of thousands of SSDs.
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Source: Recycling Today
EPC expands to offer solid-state drive destruction services
<![CDATA[EPC Inc., a large information technology asset disposition (ITAD) provider based in St. Louis, has expanded its data destruction services to include on-site, National Security Agency- (NSA-) compliant solid-state drive (SSD) disintegration. According to a news release from EPC Inc., SSD data storage creates a greater risk for improper destruction practices due to the small chips on SSD circuitry boards, and to properly disintegrate SSDs, EPC has designed and built a proprietary process to meet this new data security risk. EPC reports that its SSD disintegrators are compact and self-contained, allowing them to freely move from project to project. These specially engineered disintegrators shred SSDs to a size smaller than the NSA standard of 2 mm particles, essentially turning sensitive data into dust. EPC says the new SSD disintegrators complement EPC’s existing fleet of data destruction and recycling vehicles (DDRVs) that are built to shred larger platter-based hard drive destruction (HDD) and other data-containing devices up to 2 inches thick. Each DDRV can hold two SSD disintegrators to sit alongside the hard-drive shredding units. EPC says one SSD disintegrator can safely and securely destroy 80 to 100 drives per hour.EPC’s SSD disintegration technology is specifically designed to destroy circuitry-based storage…