How to securely erase your SSD Drives

Just a few years ago, it was believed that it was impossible to secure erase SSD drives thanks to the technology’s Flash Translation Layer, a unique firmware interface that makes an SSD drive appear to a PC like a FAT device. Coupled with the fact that different SSD manufacturers use different technologies, this made it virtually impossible for one data erasure standard to successfully support them all. And with SSD drives estimated to account for 40% of the hard drive market by the year 2016, the inability to securely erase the data on these drives does cause concern for those companies that require data wiping as part of their corporate data security strategies.

Isn’t Erasing the Data From SSD Drives Enough?

While data recorded on flash-based memory drives could seemingly be effectively “erased” either using the drive’s built-in Erase Unit command or by overwriting the data with new data, further investigation proved that true data wiping was actually not accomplished, with a measurable amount of data still recoverable. The problem is that these drives utilize a feature called “freeze lock,” which restricts most software erasure programs from accessing hidden and remapped sectors and keeps the drive’s advanced software modules from the view of the operating system and the user. Freeze lock essentially protects the data from being completely eradicated. As a result, actual SSD secure erasure processing has traditionally been challenging, if not impossible, to achieve. But, those worries are finally over.

Secure Erase Solid State Drives

As a certified Blannco Silver Partner, Liquid Technology has access to the world’s first SSD secure erase software. Designed by Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, this new proprietary software features an automated freeze lock removal, which opens access to critical firmware-based erasure commands in SSD drives thus making the drives susceptible to the program’s data wiping commands.
The effectiveness of the software was tested and verified by Stellar Data Recovery, an independent third party with access to its own state-of-the-art recovery tools and technologies. Testing utilizing the Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance’s (ADISA) test methodology for SSD erasure was also conducted and similarly confirmed the effectiveness of Blancco’s SSD data erasure software.

With this revolutionary method of data destruction, companies that utilize SSD drives will now be able to better protect their interests while saving time and money.

Contact Liquid Technology Today for Secure Erase SSD Services

If your business requires professional, auditable, and secure destruction of sensitive data from solid state drives, contact Liquid Technology today at 800-797-5478. We offer fast service and affordable prices and we have the technology required to guarantee your data is completely wiped. Call us or email us today for a free rate quote.