Forensic Data Erasure
When you buy a new mobile phone or tablet, it is common to use the factory reset function on your old one and then give it or sell it to another person. When you do this, your data is wiped, but remnants of the data remain in the device’s storage until it is overwritten. This means data is no longer accessible by normal means, but forensic tools or recovery programs could potentially restore it.
Used and returned mobile phones and tablets are frequently purchased by companies that grade and resell them. These companies should undertake a secure data erasure operation on each device, using accredited data erasure software, prior to evaluating its condition for resale.
To avoid having your personal data possibly being assessable after reselling your device, you must consider a few things:
– Manually remove any accounts and as much data/files/pictures as you can
– Do a factory data reset
– Sell to companies that state on their website that they perform data erasure
Selling your device to a company that offers forensic data erasure is the best practice to ensure your personal data is protected. Forensic erasure tools write over data multiple times, rendering it unrecoverable, even with advanced extraction techniques.
At Tech3PL, we offer secure data erasure services through our partnership with Adisa Research Centre – certified companies Blancco Technology Group and Piceasoft to ensure that all personal information is permanently removed from a device, guaranteeing privacy protection against data theft.
If you would like to discuss our forensic data erasure process, speak to one of our team members at 01782 653 555.