Everyone in the IT asset disposition business knows that data security issues have trumped environmental issues in the eyes of customers. Corporations now see even more risk in loss of proprietary or confidential data stored on drives than risks related to potential environmental liability.

Unfortunately, options for securely managing data storage devices at end-of-life are limited. And, opinions as to which alternatives are completely secure vary widely.

The Department of Defense (DoD) drive wipe has become the standard by which most e-recyclers assure security of their client's data. But now, word on the street is that even the DoD is considering increasing the number of passes required by their standard. If this becomes the case, more and more assets will become destined for the scrap pile as the cost-benefit of preparing equipment for resale diminishes.

So, how can you guarantee your clients absolute data destruction?

Disk drive platters consist of an aluminum alloy with a cobalt chromium plating. The MaSeR process is the only recovery process that delaminates this plating from the platter. This eliminates the magnetic field where all data resides. The MaSeR process guarantees absolute data destruction every time. And, by recovering all resources that go into the drive, environmental risk management is the icing on the cake.