A data breach may cost a firm a lot of money as well as the trust of its consumers.
A safe deletion method that leaves no traces of the data that was previously saved on the wiped hard disk is referred to as a hard drive wipe. This is normally done with the use of specialized software packages created specifically for this purpose. It should be emphasized that a hard drive wipe is not the same as just wiping all the files on a hard disk, and it is far more secure.
When you delete a file, Windows does not erase the contents of the file from disk; instead, it marks it as deleted and waits for another file to overwrite it. As a result, your sensitive business and financial plans, as well as your personal data and e-mail communications, can easily end up in the wrong hands.
Here are a few more reasons to perform a disk wipe: 1 – Formatting the disk is NOT secure
2- Allow you to be compliant with governmental regulations and data protection laws
3 -Prevents information from being stolen
4 – Protects your and your customers identity
Hard drive wiping is also beneficial because it is a more ecologically friendly option than physically destroying the hard drive. When discarding a hard disk containing sensitive data, the user may wish to have the drive physically made unusable. However, there are recycling facilities that can reuse the hard disk. They must wipe the hard drives to make any previous data unrecoverable in order to do so, as required by law.
That's why, even if you're not using them anymore, it's critical to totally and securely delete all computers and devices.