Digital Data Destruction | Why Deletion Isn’t Enough

by | Sep 2, 2025 | CBS

Protect Your Business with Digital Data Destruction

Today, businesses rely heavily on digital systems, so you must securely destroy data on hard drives, USB sticks, CDs, DVDs, and backup tapes to protect sensitive information. Over time, these devices become obsolete, and you need to dispose of them properly.

However, simply deleting files or reformatting drives leaves your data vulnerable.

For example, hackers, identity thieves, or other bad actors can recover deleted files using basic software tools. Consequently, this vulnerability puts your business at risk of data breaches, compliance violations, and significant reputation damage.

At CBS, a Division of ABM, we offer secure digital data destruction services that surpass basic deletion. Our AAA NAID Certified process actively erases and physically destroys your data, ensuring no possibility of recovery and fully safeguarding your business.

Why Deleting Isn’t Enough for Secure Media Destruction

When you delete files or wipe a hard drive, the data remains on the device. Instead, the system only marks the space as available. As a result, specialized recovery tools can often retrieve this information, particularly if someone sells, donates, or improperly disposes of the drives.

Thus, your confidential emails, customer records, financials, and proprietary information could easily end up with unauthorized individuals.

If you fail to destroy digital media properly, you risk:

  • Data breaches that harm your customers and employees
  • Regulatory fines under HIPAA, FACTA, GLBA, and other laws
  • Reputational damage that undermines client trust and credibility

Destroy It for Good

To ensure digital data disappears permanently, you must physically destroy it through certified data disposal.

At CBS, a Division of ABM, we guarantee your sensitive digital data stays deleted forever. Specifically, we assist small and midsize businesses across Minnesota and Fargo, ND, to permanently destroy:

  • Physical Hard Drives – Desktop, laptop, and server drives holding employee, customer, or operational data
  • Removable Media – USB drives, SD cards, CDs, DVDs, and tapes, which pose significant risks despite their small size
  • Backup Devices – Obsolete systems that might store years of archived files and communications

Simply wiping or reformatting doesn’t suffice. Instead, we physically shred or crush drives and media, making data recovery impossible, even with advanced tools.

Our Digital Destruction Services Include:

  • AAA NAID Certified Destruction – We meet the highest national standards for secure data destruction
  • On-Site or Off-Site Options – We provide flexible services to match your business’s security needs and schedule
  • Secure Chain of Custody – We document every step from pickup to destruction for compliance and peace of mind
  • Local Service, Trusted Expertise – We draw on decades of experience from The Office Shop / ABM

Don’t Risk Your Data. Destroy It Right.

To keep your information out of the wrong hands, act decisively. CBS handles digital data destruction with unmatched care and security.

Don’t just delete it. Instead, destroy it completely.

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CBS: Your Partner for Secure, Certified Data Destruction

As part of The Office Shop / ABM family, CBS delivers trusted local service with decades of experience in office and IT support. We help businesses across Minnesota and Fargo, ND stay protected, compliant, and confident by ensuring certified destruction leaves no data behind.

Destroy smarter. Stay secure. Trust CBS.