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    Media Donation – Making the Most of Used or Obsolete Storage Media

    By Admin, July 10th 2009

    Like many business enterprises you very well may have used or obsolete storage media that have been stored away for a significant period of time. You may not really know the best course to take when it comes to disposing of storage media. One course that you can consider taking in this day and age is media donation.

    WeBuyUsedTape.net has revolutionized the way in which a business can make a WeBuyUsedTape.net. In this regard, WeBuyUsedTape.net has two options available to you. First, our firm has a list of not for profit organizations that we work with on a regular basis. Your business can make a storage media donation through our firm for the benefit of one of these not for profit organizations.

    Second, through WeBuyUsedTape.net you can also make a storage media donation that is designed to benefit a not for profit group, organization or association if your own choice.

    The fact is that many businesses have come to realize that through such a storage media donation as that which can be arranged through WeBuyUsedTape.net, the business itself actually benefits more from a financial perspective than if the business sold the used media. And, of course, a not for profit organization benefits from having access to quality storage media.

    Keep in mind that the professional team at WeBuyUsedTape.net understands the importance of protecting the data that you maintained on the storage media. Our professionals ensure that any data is eradicated to your specifications – and you will be provided certification of that fact.

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    WeBuyUsedTape Offers Secure Data Eradication

    By Admin, July 10th 2009

    When dealing with sensitive data stored on magnetic and optical storage media security is of the utmost concern for companies. This concern comes to the forefront when the media reaches the end of its useful life cycle. Webuyusedtape is the industry leader in data eradication and media certification.

    How do you properly eradicate data in the most cost-effective and secure manner: Our data eradication service provides complete eradication of data from tapes, protecting your hard-earned reputation and trustworthiness by preventing confidential information from falling into the wrong hands. Many companies misrepresent themselves and only “broker” the sale of used media. Our time tested eradication processes ensure secure eradication and required processes to meet today’s state, local government, industry specific regulatory compliance requirements, customer and employee privacy legislation, and security mandates. All data eradication is conducted at our secure location. As a result, our clients are insulated from exposure to legal liabilities or loss of corporate assets.

    Webuyusedtape offers years of experience in data eradication. Our data eradication methods are fully compliant with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, Computer Security Act, and Sarbanes Oxley regulations as well as D.O.D. (Department of Defense) standards for data destruction.

    There are typically two ways to make sure data is completely eradicated and cannot be recovered. One is to degauss the media and the other is to re-write over the existing data, full length, every track, and every bit position. Media products such as 3480, 3490e, 8mm, DLT, and SDLT can be degaussed and the media reused. However, LTO, 3590, 3592, 9840, 9940, and T-10000 cannot be degaussed without destroying the servo track(s). For these media types, Certification requires data destruction using modern methods which do not destroy the servo track.

    All data is destroyed using cartridge and drive manufacturer approved processes prior to ever being read. We guarantee the security and confidentiality of your data. We handle tens of thousands of pieces of media each month. We have never had one instance or breach of data security. Our track record speaks for itself.