Hard Drive Shredding & Data Destruction in Houston
Protect your business with NIST 800-88 certified hard drive shredding and data wiping services in Sugar Land and Houston TX.
Compliance Ready
Meet HIPAA, FACTA, GLBA, SOX, and PCI-DSS requirements with certified destruction processes.
Full Audit Trail
Serial number tracking for every drive processed. Complete chain of custody documentation.
Permanently Unrecoverable
Both wiping and physical shredding options ensure your data can never be retrieved.
Technical Standards & Methodology
We don't just "wipe" drives. We adhere to the NIST 800-88 Revision 1 guidelines, replacing outdated DoD standards with modern, verifiable audits.
NIST "Clear"
1-Pass Overwrite + Verify
- ✓Replaces DoD 5220.22-M
- ✓Full Verification
- ✓Eco-Friendly (Reusable)
Best For
General Business PCs, Laptops, Student Devices
NIST "Purge"
3-Pass / Secure Erase
- ✓Cryptographic Erasure
- ✓Targeted Overwrite
- ✓Forensically Unrecoverable
Best For
Legal, HR, R&D, Healthcare (PHI)
Physical Shred
20mm Particle Size
- ✓Zero-Recovery Possible
- ✓Physical Destruction
- ✓Failed Drives & Old Media
Best For
End-of-Life, Damaged, Top Secret
Your Deliverables
- Certificate of Destruction
- Serial Number Log (CSV)
- Environmental Impact Report
Strict Chain of Custody
GPS Tracked Logistics
Vehicles monitored from pickup to facility.
Secure Facility
Access-controlled lab with 24/7 surveillance.
Background Checked
All technicians screened and vetted.
Legal Transfer
Liability transfers to us upon departure.
Our Destruction Methods
NIST 800-88 & DoD Wiping
We use enterprise-grade software following NIST 800-88 and DoD standards to overwrite data across the entire drive. This allows the drive to be reused safely while rendering previous data unrecoverable.
Physical Shredding
For damaged drives or maximum security requirements, we physically shred the storage media into scrap metal. This is the ultimate form of data destruction.
On-Site vs Off-Site
We process drives at our secure Sugar Land facility (Off-Site). For large enterprise projects, we can arrange secure logistics for On-Site verification.
Our Process
From pickup to certification, here's how we ensure complete data security.
Asset Assessment
Submit your inventory of drives and storage media. We'll provide a quote and recommend the appropriate destruction method.
Secure Pickup or Drop-off
We collect your drives with documented chain of custody, or you can drop them off at our Sugar Land facility.
Certified Destruction
Drives are wiped using NIST 800-88 compliant software or physically shredded. Serial numbers are logged throughout.
Certificate Delivered
You receive a signed Certificate of Destruction with serial numbers, dates, and destruction method for your compliance records.
Industries We Serve
Trusted by organizations with the strictest data security requirements.
Healthcare
Legal
Financial
Education
Government
Data Destruction FAQ
What is NIST 800-88 data destruction?
NIST 800-88 is a set of guidelines published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for media sanitization. EverTrade follows both NIST 800-88 and DoD standards to ensure complete, unrecoverable data destruction.
Do you provide a Certificate of Destruction?
Yes, we provide a signed Certificate of Destruction for every job. This includes serial numbers, destruction method used, and date of destruction for your compliance records.
Is your data destruction HIPAA compliant?
Yes, our services meet HIPAA, FACTA, GLBA, and SOX compliance requirements. We maintain detailed audit trails and provide certification documentation.
What's the difference between wiping and shredding?
Data wiping overwrites all data, allowing drive reuse. Physical shredding destroys the drive completely. Both render data unrecoverable, but shredding is preferred for maximum security.
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Source: IBM Cost of Data Breach ReportCompliance & Certifications
NIST 800-88
Federal data sanitization guidelines
Chain of Custody
Tracked from pickup to disposition
Certificates of Destruction
Serialized per-device documentation
EPA Compliant
100% compliant recycling, zero landfill
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bend County verified member
Free Business Pickup
Scheduled across Greater Houston
Related Glossary Terms
NIST 800-88
NIST Special Publication 800-88 is the U.S. government standard for media sanitization, providing guidelines for securely erasing data from storage devices before disposal or reuse.
Data SecurityData Sanitization
Data sanitization is the process of deliberately, permanently, and irreversibly removing or destroying data stored on a memory device, making it unrecoverable.
Data SecurityHard Drive Shredding
Hard drive shredding is the physical destruction of hard drives using industrial shredders, reducing them to small fragments to ensure complete data destruction.
Data SecurityData Wiping
Data wiping is a software-based method of overwriting all data on a storage device with random patterns, making the original data unrecoverable while keeping the drive reusable.
Data SecurityDegaussing
Degaussing uses a powerful magnetic field to erase data on magnetic storage media like hard drives and tapes, rendering them permanently unreadable.
Data SecurityCertificate of Destruction
A certificate of destruction is an official document issued by a recycler confirming that specific IT assets have been securely destroyed and data has been rendered unrecoverable.