Certification

Data Killers is a wholly-owned division of Turtle Wings, Inc. an electronics recycler. Turtle Wings is a woman-owned company with MD MBE/DBE certification and HUB zone certification. Our facility is located in a HUB-zone, business enterprise areain Capitol Heights, MD. We are conveniently located on the DC/MD border near the intersection of Rte. 50 (New York Ave.) and Rte 295 (BW Parkway). Access to our facility is controlled and monitored with alarms and CCTV. Our facility complies with most SCIF regulations. Premises can be completely locked down depending on our client's requirements. All of our employees undergo a background check, sign a confidentiality agreement and are thoroughly trained in security procedures. We are bonded and insured including E&O insurance. 

We are on the GSA Schedule, contract number GS-25F-0019T. We are certified by Defense Logistics Information Service to store and transport military critical technical data - #51382. We are active members of NAID and have numerous references from a variety of companies and agencies. We received a 94% summary performance rating from Open Ratings - the company that does the investigative work for companies on the GSA schedule. Our shredding process has been certified by an independent third party using classified recovery methods. No data was recoverable from hard drives shredded with our 20 mm screen. A full copy of that report is available upon request. Our service was featured in the front page article in the April 16th, 2007 edition of Network World about Data Destruction. Data Killers was featured on The TODAY Show on October 6, 2007.

Our degausser is the HD-1T which meets the DoD requirements for purging classified information on magnetic disk media up to 5000 Oersteds and magnetic tape media up to 2600 Oersteds. The HD-1T is listed on the NSA's approved degausser list for purging classified media. Our HD-1T is annually re-certified by a third party to ensure full compliance.

With our data purging service, we offer a third party verification of our service. We will ship randomly selected hard drives in our secure containers to a third-party domestic forensic specialist for immediate verification of purging. This outside certification will provide the ultimate peace of mind for our customers.

Our shredding and degaussing processes can be overseen by customer, recorded to DVD, monitored remotely via dedicated IP address or overseen and verified by personnel with a secret-level security clearance. Data Killers will provide a signed and dated Certificate of Destruction. Serial numbers can be captured and recorded as required by customer.

Our services help our customers be compliant with the following regulations:
  • HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
  • Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
  • Patriot Act of 2002
  • Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
  • US Safe Harbor Provisions
  • FDA Security Regulations (21 C.F.R. part 11)
  • PCI Data Security Standard
  • Various state laws
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We also offer a data destruction service through our teaming agreement with a division of the Department of Justice. For more information, please visit our website at www.datadecimation.com

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