Securing the confidential data of an organization shall be the foremost priority of an IT Manager. A single data leak can land the company into trouble. The IT Managers should pay maximum attention to the data security especially while disposing the IT assets. The recovery tools of today are capable enough to recover even the formatted & deleted data. By using only a qualified file shredder tool the data can be permanently deleted from the hard disks.

A very recent report from New York Times revealed that very few companies care to make the data completely inaccessible before disposal. A similar report of British Telecom verified that many people don’t even know the importance of permanently removing the information. The telecom giant’s statistical science further unveiled the fact that the data from only 33% of second hand drives was completely deleted.

By deleting or formatting of data can be taken as a temporary adjustment of a user. He is only user creating space for other files. This also means that someone else can still get access to the confidential information like bank account details, secret pins, information and codes.

The only way to make the data permanently inaccessible is using a certified file shredder. A good tool mounts the data again & again in a safe manner for taking it beyond recovery. In this way the data is made inaccessible.

The experts suggest using only a certified & authenticated tool for data shredding. The Kernel File Shredder is a good example. It refers powerful algorithms like US Army AR380-19 (3 passes), Peter Gutmann (35 Passes), DoD 5220 + Peter Gutmann, German VSITR (7 Passes) for mounting the data. This powerful & robust tool works with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, 2003 Server, 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server and 2008 Server.