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Data sanitization standards & guidelines we support

Blancco data erasure solutions carry 13+ global certifications and erase to 25+ data erasure standards and guidelines, helping you prove compliance with enterprise security policies and government and industry requirements.

Be Confident About End-of-life Data Protection

We meet the highest standards for secure data erasure in accordance with privacy and security regulations around the globe. Blancco data erasure solutions support 25+ erasure standards and guidelines, including:

Air Force System Security Instruction 5020

Aperiodic Random Overwrite

Australian Government Information Security Manual (AGISM)

Blancco SSD Erasure

Bruce Schneier’s Algorithm

BSI-GS

BSI-GSE

BSI-GSK-CON.6

BSI-2011-VS

CESG CPA – Higher Level

DoD 5220.22 M

DoD 5220.22 M ECE

NIST 800-88 Clear

NIST 800-88 Purge

Firmware Based Erasure

Extended Firmware Based Erasure

HMG Infosec Standard 5, Higher Standard

HMG Infosec Standard 5, Lower Standard

IEEE 2883-2022 Clear

IEEE 2883-2022 Purge

National Computer Security Center (NCSC-TG-025)

Navy Staff Office Publications (NAVSO P-5239-26)

NSA 130-1

OPNAVINST 5239.1A

Peter Gutmann’s Algorithm

U.S. Army AR380-19

Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP TSSIT OPS-II

Cryptographic Erasure

TCG Cryptographic Erasure

Random Byte Overwrite (3x)

Prove Compliance in Any Industry

Blancco data erasure solutions help organizations stay compliant by satisfying data privacy and data security requirements within many regulations, laws and guidelines, including:

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

California Delete Act (SB 362)

California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

Central Bank Circular 982 – Philippines

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Data Privacy Act – Philippines

Data Protection Act (2018) – United Kingdom

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO 27001)

Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties – Mexico

Personal Information Protection Act (Japan)

Massachusetts 201 CMR 17 (Mass Data Protection Law)

National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) Data Cybersecurity Controls (DCC) – Saudi Arabia

National Electronic Security Authority (NESA)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 800-88)

North American Electric Utilities (NERC CIP)

Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Scheme – Australia

Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI DSS)

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) – Thailand

Personal Data Protection Bill – India

Personal Data Protection Law – Indonesia

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPED Act, PIPEDA) — Canada

Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI/PoPIA) – South Africa

Standard Data Protection Model — Germany

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPC) — Singapore

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox, SOX)

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Confidently achieve regulatory compliance and enforce secure data protection

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