Canopus Technical Services Ltd offers proven secure solutions when tackling client Data Destruction requirements. Our clients will benefit from our professional approach to Data Destruction, utilising CESG, HMG approved Data Destruction methods. Anyone responsible for managing data bearing assets must understand their legal obligations, as well as the consequences if that data were to pass outside of their control. We will provide fully documented procedures ensuring the highest standards are maintained throughout the entire data destruction process. Our clients will have security assurance from the following destruction solutions;

Data Destruction
On receipt at Canopus’s refurbishment facility, data bearing media is asset tracked to ensure an auditable trial is established. An initial erasure wipe of the Hard Drive is carried out to Infosec 5 approved levels of destruction via a LAN Server. Any Hard Drive unable to be fully wiped is removed from its unit, recorded, and sent through a HMG Approved Degaussing process. Once degaussed the Hard Drive remains stored within an internal secure cage environment prior to be taken to a secure facility for supervised shredding.

Onsite Data Destruction
Canopus are able to provide Data Destruction solutions on its clients premises, utilising various tool sets. Whether it be software controlled Blancco Data Cleaner+, Verity Degaussing or Mobile Hard drive Shredding. All methods are fully auditable and secure.

Secure Mobile Shredding
This solution provides specialised physical destruction of Hard Drives or Data Tapes at the clients premises. Our specially designed vehicle has an onboard shredder. The process can be witnessed should there be specific highly confidential material requiring secure destruction. The process is fully auditable and secure.

Toolsets
Blancco 4.5HMG Data Cleaner+ This tool permanently wipes all data from a Hard Drive up to CONFIDENTIAL, RESTRICTED, SECRET and TOP SECRET level. The software is tailored for desktops, laptops and also server units with raid systems. It will overwrite data from any size of ATA, IDE, USB or SATA drives. The software can be delivered to the units via various formats and has full CESG approval.

Verity Degausser SV91M
This piece of equipment is designed to erase a range of magnetic media including Hard Drives, Tapes and Cassettes. This unit takes approximately 10 seconds to complete its erasure cycle. CESG approval has been given for RESTRICTED (lower level) and CONFIDENTIAL (higher level) information.