In critical environments where data is secret, strictly confidential or subject to strict compliance regulations, simple deletion or logical deletion is not sufficient. Authorities, security companies, intelligence services and companies with high security requirements must ensure that data cannot be recovered – even from damaged or partially deleted data carriers.
Therefore, the secure destruction of data carriers with high security requirements requires a two-step process:
- Demagnetisation – deletion of all magnetic data at the physical level.
- Crushing – final destruction of the data carrier.
Why is demagnetisation important?
Unlike software-based deletion, demagnetisation neutralises the magnetic fields on hard drives, tapes and other magnetic data carriers so that the data cannot be recovered even with the most advanced forensic tools.
intimus demagnetisation devices have been developed in accordance with the most stringent international standards, such as NSA/CSS:
Why crushing completes the process
Even after degaussing, some regulations require the physical destruction of the data carrier to eliminate any risk. This is where intimus crushers come into play – powerful, tamper-proof destruction systems that physically destroy hard drives and SSDs.
By combining degaussing and crushing, companies create a closed data destruction process with no possibility of recovery, ensuring that data can never be recovered or reconstructed.
The advantages of intimus for secure data destruction
With experience in secure data destruction since 1956, intimus offers reliable solutions for the complete erasure of data carriers:
🔐 Certified protection
Our degaussers and crushers comply with the highest international standards.
⚙️ High-performance technology
Reliable, user-friendly devices designed for continuous use in critical environments.
🛡️ Complete process control
Real-time status displays and additional logging functions ensure complete traceability and compliance documentation.
🔄 Module integration
Our degaussers can be easily combined with crushers, shredders or granulators to create a uniform, secure waste processing process tailored to your security level.
🌍 Globally proven efficiency
Used by government security services, military facilities and critical infrastructure operators worldwide.
One process. Zero risk.
When your data is too confidential to leave traces, trust a system that leaves no traces. With intimus' degaussing and destruction solutions, you not only erase data, but also rule out any possibility of recovery.
intimus International – developed for complete data destruction.
