Nowadays, we store all of our sensitive information in a digital form. There are various hackers who can steal data by using specific software. If you have old hard drives, then do not throw or just simply erase them. You should contact a professional hard drive destruction service to destroy your information securely. There are various types of data destruction methods including degaussing hard drives, erasing hard drives and shredding hard drives. In the degaussing method, the expert used a degaussed to tune the magnets which are in contact with other magnet tools. You can easily destroy the magnetic signature of the stored data in this procedure. In the shredding method, you have to use a shredder to grind up and destroy every single part of a hard drive. Both methods are a completely secure way to destroy your sensitive information.
