To continue this week’s security focus, today we’re going to talk about how to securely delete sensitive data off of old hard drives. All businesses must make it a top priority to protect their customer’s private information because in many states, the data they store becomes their liability if mishandled. There is a proper way to sanitize hard drives that significantly reduces your liability if there is a policy in place to address data destruction and the company follows it to a T.
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There are hundreds of ways to make your site or network more secure. These can involve expensive hardware, complicated software, and a LOT of research and time to develop and implement. What’s a low-cost way to beef up your security? Complex passwords! This is a great way for a smaller company to step up a notch in security, and its an easy way for a larger company to add one more roadblock for those malicious “black hats.”