Certified Data Destruction Prevents Costly Business Losses
The cost of data breaches and digital information theft, including the “lost business costs” that follow, continues to rise in the United States. The 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States from the Ponemon Institute estimated the average total cost of a breach at $7.35 million, reflecting a 5% increase from the prior year.
Much of that impact comes from direct and indirect response expenses, yet nearly half is tied to opportunity losses such as customers who leave and revenue that never returns. While network security gets most of the attention, physical security still matters, and certified data destruction protects the most vulnerable stage of the data lifecycle: disposal.
Where Lost Revenue Really Comes From
Ponemon’s research breaks down the cost of digital information loss, whether driven by criminal attacks, employee negligence, or system failures, into eleven categories. Nine of those categories represent direct or indirect costs like legal defense, investigations, audits, and communications. Only two categories fall under opportunity costs, but those two make up 49% of the total breach expense. This shows that the largest financial impact often comes from a business that disappears after trust is damaged.
How to Rebuild Confidence After a Breach
Rebuilding customer trust requires more than a public relations push. Organizations must be able to show that they protect sensitive information at every stage of the data lifecycle, including end-of-life disposal. Marrs Recycling helps clients reinforce that trust by delivering certified data destruction services aligned with HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-88, and GLBA requirements. We strengthen compliance by protecting the chain of custody during collection and destruction, and by providing onsite hard drive shredding so clients can witness and verify secure destruction as it happens. Our NAID-certified process ensures that sensitive data is destroyed completely and documented clearly for audit readiness.
A Certified Approach You Can Rely On
Marrs Recycling provides secure hard drive destruction and IT asset disposition services designed to reduce risk during decommissioning projects. We deliver full service onsite data destruction, hard drive shredding, and ITAD support, including equipment removal and responsible recycling. This gives organizations a convenient, compliant solution for retiring devices without exposing data or inviting the long tail costs of lost business.
Our Certifications
We offer certified and responsible IT asset recovery and electronics recycling that you can trust. Our commitment to quality is demonstrated by our strict adherence to the highest industry standards.
Secure Data Destruction Compliance
