Identity theft is the wrongful taking of another person's “real world” identity for the purpose of committing fraud. Typically the thief gets their hands on enough information to pretend to be the other person. The thief may access bank accounts, open up fraudulent credit card accounts, apply for loans, or try to secure other property using the stolen identity.

If the information is private, be smart and keep it private.

If you are located outside of Greater Melbourne, simply contact us, so we can post our Secure Freight consignment note and stickers to you. Once received, package up the hard drives, ring us and we will arrange secure transport and the hard drives will be sent to us and on arrival we will destroy and recycle them. Melbourne customers can call us on 1300 885 934 to arrange a pick-up time.

Degaussing is a process whereby the magnetic media is erased using a reverse magnetic field to scramble the electronic data and make it unreadable. However there is simply no way to guarantee that a particular degaussing machine is powerful enough to destroy all of the data on a hard drive. It is not possible to create a sector-by-sector sector verification of the process. As degaussing destroys other components of the hard drive, it is not possible to view the drive for even a cursory inspection.

Data Wiping is when data is destroyed using data erasure software, and the media is reformatted so it can be used again. However, because software and forensic specialists can recover wiped fragments, there is no way to ensure complete destruction of the information.

Physical Destruction is the best method if you want total peace of mind. The media is sent through a shredding device with very sharp blades. Our secure destruction service will make your data an unreadable pile of debris and eliminates any chance of the information ever being recovered.

Secure Hard Drive Destruction professionally destroys your computer hard drives. Our destruction service will ensure your business complies with Federal privacy laws on data destruction. The fact is you're legally responsible for the proper disposal of sensitive data. To be sure that all data is irrecoverable, hard drive destruction is the only guaranteed option.

We provide you with a Certificate of Destruction that covers your legal obligations and we will list your hard drive serial numbers on the Certificate of Destruction if required.

Whether you have one, two or hundreds of hard drives, your personal information is still valuable and needs to be protected from theft.

Our clients for data destruction and hard drive shredding range from small offices to government and public companies. With 10 years experience in secure data destruction, SHDD can deliver the professional results your company demands.

Elements such as lead and mercury can leach into the environment if hard drives are simply thrown away. By shredding and recycling your hard drives you enhance your environmental image and decrease your carbon footprint.

It is not common knowledge that some photocopiers contain hard drives. By using SHDD, ensure that any data stored in these hard drives cannot be retrieved, and that the disposal is environmentally-friendly.