Martin Yale Introducing intimus Degausser

When electronic data storage devices need to be sanitised beyond recovery, degaussing is often the best choice to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive data.

Martin Yale International GmbH is introducing an intimus degausser that can securely erase data from any magnetic storage media, with features and engineering for optimal security, employee safety, ease of operations, and energy efficiency.

"Organisations that demand highly secure data sanitisation of magnetic storage media can rely on the expertise of intimus to deliver a state-of-the-art degausser," said Jochen Stroehm, Martin Yale product manager. "The new intimus 20000 degausser provides lower energy consumption and a stronger erasure field than comparable models, enabling users to experience the ideal balance of effectiveness and efficiency."

Key features of the intimus 20000 degausser include:

• High strength magnetic field: The is named for the strength of its magnetic field of 20,000 Gauss, and is approved by the NSA for some of the highest levels of security classifications. The field strength destroys the magnetic structure of storage media and ensures that none of the recorded data can be recovered by digital methods or
• laboratory attacks.
• Pulse Technology: Like other intimus degaussers, the 20000 relies on proprietary Advanced Pulse Technology, which generates a powerful pulse of magnetic field to disrupt and completely erase any data written on the magnetic storage media. This quick pulse of energy leads to lower energy consumption – up to 90% less energy than comparable models.
• Reliable verification of erasure: The degausser offers confirmation that the data has been erased. The device comes with built-in safeguards to check that there is an ample amount of power stored up prior to each erasure, and the user can monitor the status of the degausser by way of a display and lighted push buttons. These features give users the confidence and security of knowing that each degaussing session has erased the data.

"The intimus 20000 degausser delivers highly efficient and effective technology to sanitise any magnetic storage media, even for broken or obsolete equipment," said Stroehm. "As with all intimus products, this degausser is designed to meet the highest expectations of reliable performance, exacting security standards and efficient operations. If your organisation’s security depends on high-performance data sanitisation solutions, then you can depend on the intimus 20000 to effectively erase your magnetic data storage media."