Secure Data Deletion: Why Your Company Needs It?
We previously shared information about data deletion methods in our blog post. Many companies have policies on this subject, but how can we be sure that th...
Data Security
We all know that the importance of data security is increasing every day. Companies are constantly under fire due to data breaches in one way or another. Many companies around the world are receiving requests from their customers to prove that their data deletion processes have been properly cleaned by third parties.
A secure data deletion certificate is necessary to guarantee the deletion of data on media for reuse or disposal purposes. Organizations that cannot verify the destruction of data on their media leave themselves open to theft and misuse of sensitive data.
Secure Data Deletion
Choosing a secure data deletion service eliminates the possibility of your organization's sensitive data being stolen or accidentally leaked.
It allows you to maintain control of your internal data and manage official compliance requirements such as ISO27001, KVKK, GDPR quickly and efficiently. Also:
- Holding certificates compatible with security procedures, for KVKK and ISO27001 etc. process
- Ensures that end-of-life media is destroyed in accordance with forensic standards
Secure Data Deletion Certificate?
Many regulations and organizations such as KVKK, ISO27001, GDPR, etc. request proof from companies for the data deletion process, the document declared in such data deletion/destruction operations is the "secure data deletion certificate".
When an organization wants to remove computers, phones, tablets, servers, etc. devices that have reached the end of their useful life from inventory, it must ensure that 100% of the personal and corporate data on the devices has been effectively destroyed.
A secure data deletion certificate provides a written report detailing your company's deletion process, declaring who did what, where, when and how.
According to the Personal Data Protection Law; the first regulation issued is the regulation on "Deletion, Destruction or Anonymization of Personal Data" published in the Official Gazette dated 28.10.2017 and numbered 30224.
The said Regulation; It was published to regulate the procedures and principles of the responsibility to delete, destroy or anonymize personal data upon the request of the relevant person, brought to data controllers by Article 7 of the Law, when the reasons requiring the processing of data disappear.
If the data controller does not fulfill this obligation within the periods specified in the Regulation, they will be punished with imprisonment from one year to two years in accordance with Article 138 of the Turkish Penal Code, upon the reference of Article 17 of the Law. In this case, it will be beneficial for data controllers to get professional help in tracking whether their data destruction responsibilities have arisen and, if so, whether the necessary procedures are carried out within the periods specified in the Regulation, in order not to face serious consequences such as imprisonment.
Secure Data Deletion Certificate Process
- Device preparation – We mutually determine the deletion method requested by our customer for hard disk, ssd disk, laptop, server disk, etc. for which they want secure data deletion to be performed. Before the process, records of the relevant disks are taken and labeled. The necessary company information to be used in reporting is obtained from our customer.
- Secure deletion/Destruction stage – Tekniknokta completes secure deletion operations to conclude the process in the shortest time.
- Analysis – After the deletion process for each disk, (verification) control of data residues is performed.
- Secure Data Deletion certificate – A report detailing the process and results and a final certificate for each disk are prepared for our customer.
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