About
Proton Data Security, LLC is a minority owned, small business incorporated in July 2007 to manufacture and sell secure data destruction magnetic and optical media products (for hard drives, tape, disc magnetic media and CD/DVD optical media). The company has an exclusive license with Proton Engineering, Inc. to manufacture and sell its line of patented data destruction products. Proton Engineering, Inc. has been in the data destruction business since 1987 and has worked closely with the NSA in developing products. Five existing products are on the NSA and DoD approved list. Proton Engineering will continue Research & Development for new data destruction products which will fall under the existing license with Proton Data Security.
Sensitive data loss occurs in 88% of industry organizations reporting an unconfirmed 19 or more losses each year. The frenzy of activity in both state and federal governments surrounding the topic of computer disposal has made it one of today’s hot legislative issues. Growing personal privacy concerns have made the issue of data security more important than ever and eliminating customer or employee data before discarding computers has become a requirement for many businesses.
Several laws now require businesses to take costly steps to ensure that no personal data is left on disposed of hard-drives. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) requires health care organizations to take measures to protect certain health information. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) act is similar but applicable to financial service firms of all sizes. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) requires proper disposal of any consumer information derived from consumer reports for a business purpose.
As the awareness and need for secure data destruction products and systems increase around the world, Proton Data Security is uniquely positioned and certified to meet the demands of the DoD and other government agencies as well as banks, credit card companies, healthcare providers, educational institutions and businesses that store confidential, private data. Building on the twenty plus years of experience and industry knowledge of the inventor of Proton Engineering products, Proton Data Security has a seasoned team with business, manufacturing and sales experience to meet the growing demands for secure data destruction systems.
