{"id":5197,"date":"2023-08-31T01:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisetekusa.com\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2023-09-25T01:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:32:52","slug":"comparing-data-erasure-methods-degaussing-vs-formatting-vs-shredding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisetekusa.com\/blog\/comparing-data-erasure-methods-degaussing-vs-formatting-vs-shredding\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Data Erasure Methods: Degaussing vs. Formatting vs. Shredding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Safeguarding data is paramount for private individuals as well as organizations in order to mitigate the risks of data breaches and to remain compliant with data protection laws and regulations present in many jurisdictions around the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Achieving secure data erasure requires professional solutions, however, which many ITAD companies provide via NSA-grade data destruction methods and techniques, including degaussing and shredding. Internally, many organizations may or may not use data formatting to minimize the risks of data breaches. Which method is best for your organization?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is no one-size-fits-all solution for each and every organization in the United States, and indeed each of the three aforementioned data erasure methods has its own advantages and disadvantages that must be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding data is paramount for private individuals as well as organizations in order to mitigate the risks of data breaches and to remain compliant with data protection laws and regulations present in many jurisdictions around the world.\u00a0 Achieving secure data erasure requires professional solutions, however, which many ITAD companies provide via NSA-grade data destruction methods [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":5198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[28,31,32,37,58],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Comparing Data Erasure Methods: Degaussing vs. Formatting vs. Shredding | Wisetek US Blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering which data erasure method is best for your organization? 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