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Data Destruction Compliance Checker

Is your business protected? Answer 10 quick questions to assess your data destruction compliance and identify gaps before they become costly problems.

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Policy & Governance

Does your organization have a written data destruction policy?

A formal policy outlines when and how data-bearing devices must be sanitized or destroyed.

Relevant: NIST 800-88 §4.1, TX Bus. & Com. Code §521.052

Why Data Destruction Compliance Matters

Texas law requires businesses to destroy personal information when it is no longer needed (Texas Business & Commerce Code §521.052). Failure to properly destroy data can result in fines up to $250,000 per incident, plus civil liability for data breaches.

Industries like healthcare (HIPAA), finance (PCI-DSS, GLBA), and education (FERPA) face additional federal requirements. NIST Special Publication 800-88 provides the gold standard guidelines for media sanitization.

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