Data Destruction in London

Data Destruction

Ping Wales recognises the need to securely destroy data on Computer Media. The service offered includes the following:

Disassembly and Shearing of Hard drives
Software driven Data Destruction to CESG standards
Granulation of Optical Media to 5mm
Chemcial removal of the Hard drive’s magnetic layers

As part of it’s service, Ping Wales will collect your redundant/ obsolete Hard disk Drives, tapes and optical media from your Premises in London and carry out the transportation, destruction and treatment of the residual wastes in-house.

Off-site Destruction

Our Solutions are designed to allow businesses to move forward, safe in the knowledge that their obsolete storage devices have been completely and irrecoverably destroyed. Our in-house destruction service leaves no trace of your data, whether it’s via a multi-pass binary wiping service or complete physical destruction of your storage device.

Our treatment processes are designed to handle hundreds of Hard Disk Drives each and every day, turning them back into a valuable resource, either in their current form or as cast Aluminium.

On-Site Data Destruction for London

Ping Wales offers an onsite data destruction service for London Businesses and Corporates. Our service includes the mechanical shearing of Hard drives and Storage tapes, with full certification at the end of the process.

Licensed, Qualified Service

Our service offers a Data Destruction Service that is licensed for the:

Transfer of waste storage media (Hard Disk Drives, magnetic tapes, optical storage devices, Solid State Devices)
Transportation of all forms of media
In house treatment and reprocessing to raw material.

Processes are licensed extensively and include:

Waste Carreirs License
Waste Management License (Environmental Permit- Section 23, WEEE)
Hazardous Waste Producers Licence
Data Controller License

Redundant Asset Tracking

Our data erradication service incorporates itemised Asset disposal reports, documenting the make, model and serial number of each drive destroyed, whether collected as part of our PC disposal service or Data Destruction service. This service can be extended to cross-reference the hardware that previously housed the Hard Disk drives.

Onsite Data Destruction for Businesses

Does your organisation have data security worries?

Is your organisation stockpiling hordes of redundant hard drives and storage media hoping for a safe and secure data destruction solution?

Worried that data may fall into the wrong hands?

Ping Wales have now launched a new service designed to instill confidence in organisations that redundant data has been securely eradicated.

Our onsite data destruction unit can be booked to attend your site at a date convenient to you and you can observe the hard drives and other media being physically destroyed.

As part of our pc disposal process, our trained operatives who have been screened prior to employment will transfer the media to the vehicle where all serial numbers and device type are scanned into our database. On completion you will receive a Certificate of Destruction detailing the serial numbers of each device and date and place of destruction.

The debris is then returned to our WEEE reprocessing facility for further treatment prior to re-entering the global marketplace as a raw resource.

Smartphone users at risk of ID Fraud, particularly when recycling Mobile Phones

Credit reference agency Equifax has recently released its research into the implications of Smartphone Theft on Identity Fraud.

The findings of the reasearch are very interesting as they show how cavalier Smartphone owners are with their information and Identity.

The highlights of the research are below:

* 94% of consumers fear identity fraud and theft yet many keep too much personal data on mobile devices, which when sent for recycling may still have data on them.
* 54% of second-hand phones contain personal data including texts, emails and even banking details, identity fraud expert Equifax is urging consumers to think about what personal data they store on their mobile phone and ensure they delete all data from both the phone and SIM card before recycling or selling it.
* 40% of smartphone users also don’t use the passcode function, leaving them vulnerable to ID fraud. And this jumps when looking at the younger generation that have most embraced the new technologies
* 62% of 22-25 year olds use their smartphone to regularly check their online banking. Yet despite fears about identity theft, 69% do not use a passcode function on their phone
* 35% admit to regularly clearing their browsing history after they use online banking. It’s also this generation where there’s probably more chance of them having personal items stolen when out shopping or in bars and clubs, making them the perfect target for fraudsters

EQUIFAX’S SMARTPHONE SECURITY TIPS

* Always use the PIN function on your handset
* Don’t store reminders of passwords on your phone
* Think about which accounts you access from your phone – would it be better to wait until you’re at the security of your home
* Wipe browser history, especially if reviewing online banking
* Keep an eye out for malicious software masquerading as apps
* Keep your smartphone safe at all times
* Delete all personal information from the phone and the SIM card before recycling or selling your phone
* Hire a security shredding service to shred old and unwanted smart phones.

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Data Destruction in London