Hard Drive Destruction
Electronic security breaches are becoming more commonplace as businesses (and individuals) save gigabytes of private information on their computers, smartphones, and other devices. If you’re simply erasing your hard drives, CDs, or thumb drives before disposing of them, that isn’t enough to deter a resourceful thief. That’s why Proshred® Northern Virginia offers secure hard drive destruction services to residential and commercial customers. Using mobile shredders, we destroy your unwanted hard drives and other media on-site at your home or business. We also recycle all electronic waste to minimize its environmental impact.
Why is Hard Drive Shredding Important?
Most computer users do their best to protect their digital information while they’re using their devices: they download security software, install antivirus firewalls, and password-protect sensitive files. Unfortunately, the same effort isn’t always put into protecting the data once the device is out of use. Simply erasing a hard drive leaves behind fragments of information behind that can possibly be sold to criminal organizations, international hackers, or identity thieves. Our hard drive destruction process helps prevent data breaches by shredding hard drives and other media beyond recognition.
HIPAA Compliant Hard Drive Destruction
Our hard drive destruction services comply with HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) for the protection of personal medical data. That means we’re eligible to shred medical records, devices, and hard drives from hospitals, doctor's offices, dentist offices, and other healthcare facilities. That same level of data protection applies to other industries as well, such as financial information from banks or accounting firms, legal records from law firms, or any sensitive business records, such as private emails or personnel files. We can perform this process on site, so you never have to worry about transporting your hard drives or devices. We also provide you with a certificate of destruction that details our services for your records.
Mobile Data Erasure & Breach Reporting
Proshred® Northern Virginia’s also supports our clients with additional data protection services, including degaussing and breach reporting. Degaussing is different from hard drive shredding in that it doesn’t shred the devices but instead uses powerful magnets to scramble the data, rendering the hard drive useless. Since degaussing machines are small and portable, they can be brought inside a home or office. If it’s too late for hard drive shredding or degaussing and a data breach occurs, breach reporting is a service we offer that helps your company avoid hefty fines or penalties. After a data breach, our breach reporting services help you gather the pertinent incident details and accurately file the necessary notices or reports.
Eco-friendly Hard Drive Shredding
One of the reasons that we recommend you not throw away an old hard drive is that not only does this compromise your data, but it is detrimental to the environment. At Proshred® Northern Virginia, we partner with local recyclers in the greater Arlington area to responsibly recycle all electronic waste from computers, smartphones, CDs, hard drives, and other media and devices. Our recycling partners comply with all federal and state regulations governing the disposal of electronic waste, so you can rest assured our hard drive destruction services are what’s right for your data protection and the environment we all share.
Schedule Hard Drive Destruction with Proshred® Northern Virginia
If you have data stored on old electronic devices or media that need to be erased and disposed of, contact us to arrange secure hard drive shredding services.
Erasing what is on the drive is not enough, since determined thieves can steal your data even after it has been erased. You should use a professional shredding service to have your hard drives completely destroyed.
Since our hard drive shredding service is customized for each customer, we need an idea of what your inventory looks like to provide an estimate.
What People Are Saying About Proshred®
We feel very safe in using ProShred to destroy private business documents. This comfort level comes with seeing same employee come each month to... read moreWe feel very safe in using ProShred to destroy private business documents. This comfort level comes with seeing same employee come each month to service our account since signing on years ago. He is always courteous, knowledgable, professional and happy! Tracy Curran, President J. J. Curran & Son, Inc. read less
Tracy4/27/2017Proshred is a Lifesaver!We were clearing out a house we'd been in for decades, complete with far too much paperwork with far too much sensitive... read moreProshred is a Lifesaver!We were clearing out a house we'd been in for decades, complete with far too much paperwork with far too much sensitive information. Proshred was terrific! Phone service - they gave me pricing - very reasonable when you consider the hassle of 20 boxes of material to shred, gave me all the info I needed to know. They called the day before with their time window, just like they said they would, and they arrived right on time. The gentleman who did the shredding was very efficient and we were done all 20 boxes in less than 20 minutes! Polite, Prompt, Efficient, Cost-effective. Worth it! read less
Martha Jones10/28/2019Very professional (Driver even helped me empty one huge box and a trash can full of paperwork into their bin). Will gladly recommend their services... read moreVery professional (Driver even helped me empty one huge box and a trash can full of paperwork into their bin). Will gladly recommend their services and planning on using them again in the future. read less
Kevin Glaus4/19/2022Proshred is a Lifesaver!
We were clearing out a house we'd been in for decades, complete with far too much paperwork with far too much sensitive... read moreProshred is a Lifesaver!
We were clearing out a house we'd been in for decades, complete with far too much paperwork with far too much sensitive information. Proshred was terrific! Phone service - they gave me pricing - very reasonable when you consider the hassle of 20 boxes of material to shred, gave me all the info I needed to know. They called the day before with their time window, just like they said they would, and they arrived right on time. The gentleman who did the shredding was very efficient and we were done all 20 boxes in less than 20 minutes! Polite, Prompt, Efficient, Cost-effective. Worth it! read lessMartha Jones9/12/2019Steve and his crews are conscientious people committed to doing the best for their clients. They have the capitalization to have the right equipment and... read moreSteve and his crews are conscientious people committed to doing the best for their clients. They have the capitalization to have the right equipment and the right manning to get job done. I have no hesitation to tell you to give Steve and the people at ProShred a try. read less
Bryan Biddle10/28/2014I am the General Manager at a Choice Hotel and started using ProShred not too long ago. Their customer service has been great and... read moreI am the General Manager at a Choice Hotel and started using ProShred not too long ago. Their customer service has been great and any time I have needed something they have responded very quickly. read less
David Strole10/30/2016I have been bringing my old files to Proshred for shredding for years. The people at Proshred are polite, helpful, and efficient and the... read moreI have been bringing my old files to Proshred for shredding for years. The people at Proshred are polite, helpful, and efficient and the prices are reasonable. read less
Michael McVicker10/28/2019I was unsure about having my documents shredded but the Proshred rep, Nigel H., was absolutely fantastic. He was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. ... read moreI was unsure about having my documents shredded but the Proshred rep, Nigel H., was absolutely fantastic. He was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. He arrived promptly and made sure I could clearly see the camera capture the entire shred. He put my mind at ease. I will definitely use Proshred of Northern VA again and I would encourage anyone trying purge and rid themselves of unnecessary paper clutter to consider Proshred. read less
Vicky D10/28/2019