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Data Erasure for Financial Services: The Last Line of Defense in Data Security

Financial institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals. As threat patterns evolve and become more sophisticated, your organization needs solutions that protect your data and reduce the attack surface before a breach occurs. Blancco’s data erasure solutions provide a last line of defense for data security with certifiable, audit ready erasure.


Reduce risk by automating data erasure in the cloud

Reduce risk by automating policy driven erasure tasks across virtual machines, active storage, and hypervisor environments, all aligned with your data lifecycle policies. Blancco solutions erase data without disrupting business operations and integrate seamlessly into your infrastructure.

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Certified erasure for drives, removable media, and mobile devices


Blancco erases sensitive data from drives, removable media, and mobile devices using certified methods aligned with NIST 800-88 and IEEE 2883. Patented technology delivers verified SSD sanitization, and hidden areas such as DCO, HPA, and remapped sectors are automatically detected and erased.

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Prove compliance with certified, audit-ready reports

Blancco Data Eraser Management Portal (On-Premise) enables organizations to manage data erasure across all IT assets within a single program for consolidated reporting. It provides the ability to create and securely store reports for compliance, audits, verification, and retention purposes. This centralized solution ensures consistent oversight and streamlined reporting of data erasure activities.

Why Blancco for Financial Services?

We understand the demands of heavily regulated industries. That’s why we invest in a global team of industry‑leading experts — ensuring you not only meet but exceed data‑protection obligations. With Blancco, secure erasure is more than risk mitigation; it’s a promise to your colleagues, clients and partners that their data — and their trust — will always be protected.

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