Securely erasing business-sensitive information is essential, especially when transitioning to new hardware or reusing existing equipment. Qualified Networks offers both standard and certified data wiping.
For companies requiring guaranteed compliance with international standards, we partner with YouWipe, a specialist in certified data wiping. They ensure your data is erased according to the strictest security standards, including ISO27001, NATO, NCSC, and ADISA.
Why choose Qualified Networks?
- Choose between standard or certified data wiping
Depending on your security needs. - 100% secure data erasure
Data is permanently and irreversibly erased. - Tamper-proof certificate (via YouWipe)
Proof of certified data erasure. - Complete care
We arrange transport, processing, and certification. - Sustainable IT management
Less e-waste through reuse and recycling.
Our data erasure software complies with
What is data wiping?
Data wiping permanently and irretrievably removes data from hard drives, laptops, servers and other storage media. For certified erasure, we partner with YouWipe, which meets rigorous standards such as ISO27001, NATO and NCSC. For certified erasure, we partner with YouWipe, which meets rigorous standards such as ISO27001, NATO and NCSC.
Formatteren is niet voldoende! Bij formatteren blijft data technisch aanwezig en kan deze worden hersteld. Alleen data wiping garandeert volledige en permanente verwijdering.
Data wiping vs. formatting
Data wiping permanently and irreversibly removes data from hard drives, laptops, servers, and other storage media. Qualified Networks performs standard data wiping, making the data inaccessible. For certified wiping, we partner with YouWipe, which complies with strict standards such as ISO27001, NATO, and NCSC.
Note: Formatting isn’t enough! Formatting technically preserves the data and can be recovered. Only data wiping guarantees complete and permanent removal.
Roadmap data wiping or data destruction
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Appointment scheduling
Together we will schedule an appointment for us to pick up the equipment at your place. We do not perform data wiping on site.
Pick up/drop off of the equipment
We will pick up the equipment at your location.
Data wiping of destruction
We will work with your equipment to completely erase or destroy it.
How does Data Destruction work?
At Qualified Networks, we prioritize data wiping so that hardware can be reused. If data destruction is required, we offer two methods:
1. Degaussing: The safest method
A degausser destroys all data on a hard drive by creating an extremely powerful magnetic field. This is the most effective way to permanently erase data from magnetic storage media.
2. Physical destruction
- Shredding – The hard drive is completely shredded.
- Crushing – The disc is mechanically deformed or punctured.
- Punching – Data is made unreadable by extreme physical damage.
Note: Physical destruction makes data difficult to access, but the right equipment can still extract parts of the data. Degaussing is the only 100% secure method.
Why choose Qualified Networks?
At Qualified Networks, the security of your data is paramount. By working with certified partners such as YouWipe and using the degausser, we can guarantee with 100% certainty that the data deleted cannot be recovered. You will always receive a tamper-proof certificate of the deleted or destroyed equipment. This way, you can trust us to erase or destroy all data from your equipment.
YouWipe is recognized and successfully certified to rigorous professional standards by government and independent security organizations such as NATO, the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Common Criteria (EAL +3), the Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service, the Finnish National Cybter Security Centre (TRAFICOM) and ADISA (UK Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance.
In addition, YouWipe complies with strict government regulations and industry standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, FACTA, PCI, DSS, SOx and the Data Protection Act.
Data wiping & vernietiging
Data wiping is the permanent deletion of data from hard drives, laptops, and servers, making it unrecoverable. This is essential for preventing data leaks when reusing, selling, or disposing of IT equipment.
No. Formatting leaves data on the drive and can be recovered with specialized software. Data wiping permanently deletes all data, making recovery impossible.
Standard data wiping is performed directly by Qualified Networks and renders data inaccessible. Certified data wiping is performed by YouWipe and complies with strict standards such as ISO27001, NATO, and NCSC, with a tamper-proof certificate as proof.
No, we perform data wiping in a secure environment. Equipment is retrieved and processed according to strict protocols. For certified wiping, you will receive an audit-proof certificate.
After data wiping, your IT equipment can be safely reused or recycled. This contributes to a circular IT strategy and reduces e-waste. If desired, we also offer physical destruction.
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