Without proof
No record of what was destroyed, by what method, to what standard, or who verified it. Hard to defend in an audit or dispute.
ITAD & disposal
Data destruction proof: evidence that data was actually gone.
When you retire drives, laptops, printers, or media, you need more than a promise that data was wiped. AuditTrace produces defensible evidence that data or devices were sanitized or destroyed to a documented standard, with a verifiable record you can hand to a client, auditor, or regulator.
The gap
“We wiped it” is not evidence.
Most disposal leaves no defensible trail. When a client contract, lease return, or audit asks you to prove sanitization, a verbal assurance or a vendor's generic certificate often is not enough.
With AuditTrace
An itemized destruction record: assets, method, standard referenced, integrity verification, and a documented chain of custody.
What the pack includes
A record an auditor can rely on.
Asset register
An itemized list of every drive, device, or media unit in the batch, with identifiers.
Method + standard
The sanitization or destruction method used and the recognized standard it maps to (e.g. NIST SP 800-88).
Verification
Evidence that destruction occurred and was checked — not just asserted.
Chain of custody
Who handled the assets, when, and how the evidence was preserved.
Best fit
Disposal that has to be defensible.
Printers & copiers
End-of-life office machines store data on internal drives. We document its destruction before the device leaves.
Drives & media
Batch sanitization or destruction of storage media with an itemized, verified record.
Lease returns & audits
Proof that leased or retired equipment was sanitized to the standard your contract or regulator requires.
Request a destruction pack
Tell us what is being retired.
Describe the assets, the rough quantity, and why proof is needed. We scope a fixed-price pack.
Prefer to start offline? Download the fillable Data Destruction intake form, complete it, and email it back to contact@audittracelabs.com.
Download the Data Destruction intake form (PDF)
Download the Data Destruction intake form (PDF)