Solid State Drive Destruction

Solid State Drive Destruction

Solid State Drives (SSD) differ from Hard Disk Drives (HDD) in that they have microchips that cannot be shredded by standard shredders. That's why SUPU has added a micro-shredder designed specifically for solid-state drives (SSD) and other technologies that contain small amounts of data.

The main difference between HDDs and SSDs is that SSDs use flash chips instead of spinning disks to store data. It is very important to completely destroy SSDs using a micro shredder as there are no other viable options for guaranteed data destruction.

Watch out... SSDs and their IC chips won't be completely destroyed by a standard hard drive shredder, or worse, they can slip through the shredder's gaps!
Degaussing doesn't work on SSDs because data is stored on a microchip rather than magnetically on a disk.
Crypto-Erase deletes all security keys holding data on the device, but SSD encryption keys can be compromised and data can still be accessed after the process.
Overwriting is possible, but when data is partially "blocked" or "unusable," SSDs can defeat traditional overwriting methods, allowing hackers to recover parts of the data.
Using items like a drill or hammer can physically damage the HHD, but an SSD is a collection of memory chips. Attempting to destroy it with household tools leaves the data area intact.
Infoshred's new Micro Shredder can process SSD fragments smaller than 3/16 inch. Call us today to ensure your obsolete device and all its data are properly destroyed!