Data Security and Destruction

At URT, protecting our customers' business and personal data is our highest priority

URT's data security and destruction services prevent accidental or illegal use of sensitive information, such as employee records, client data and financials. We provide the most extensive methods of data destruction available. We offer specialized services for all types of systems. We have the ability to meet any data destruction need and the capacity to electronically destroy hundreds of drives per day.

URT provides customized destruction of hard drives, data tapes and other electronic media in our 40,000-square-foot secure department with the ability to electronically wipe, degauss or shred drives to assure maximum protection. All work is completed onsite to provide maximum control, confidentiality and security. URT also removes all identifying marks on customer equipment such as asset tags, bar codes and labels to ensure complete privacy.

Our customers are confident in our ability to deliver the best data destruction services, bar none. URT treats your data destruction in the same manner that we handle our own, effectively and expertly, cleaning confidential data and specifying the entire process to the customer. All URT employees are thoroughly screened and must pass a mandatory, rigorous background check prior to working in the data secure department. All hardware is secured until every bit of data is destroyed.

URT's comprehensive data destruction system complies with federal laws and regulations, including the Federal Privacy Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and state legislation. Going above and beyond to protect our customers' sensitive data, URT meets:

• U.S. Department of Defense and National Security Agency requirements for purging classified information on magnetic disk and tape media. For many years, the Department of Defense (DOD) standard for data eradication was directive 5220.22-M. Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has defined further eradication standards referred to as NIST 800-88, providing for both "clear" and "purged" data. URT processes meet all requirements, including DOD standards and NIST's purge rating, the highest level of security acknowledged by the NIST.
   
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requirements for device and media control policies that govern the receipt and removal of hardware and electronic media (including disposal, media, reuse and accountability).

Our comprehensive IT platform provides the ability to track and report end-of-life products and commodity materials, including the tracking of devices within products such as hard drives or other electronic media pulled from machines, through dismantle/destruction processes. Our commitment to destroying all client data contained within these items is backed by $5 million in liability coverage.

URT eliminates customer liability by offering a completed certificate of destruction documenting the process.