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Let’s understand the term Data Destruction

For most of the people and organizations, Data Destruction is not a major concerned. Wait a minute..What is data destruction by the way? Definition Data destruction is the process of destroying stored on hard disc and other forms of storage media in order to make the data unreadable and inaccessible for unauthorized purposes. Most of us are unaware that improper data destruction is a serious business. Why is it so serious?  The size of the information has been continuously increasing for some past years and thus, we need more storage devices to store all that information. But what happens when those devices are no longer in use or we do not require them? We just throw them or sell to someone in lower price. Throwing them off without wiping the data might cause serious problems for you such as identity theft, fraud etc. Does my computer store my private information? When you use the internet, all your information is stored automatically on your computer. While you fill the