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🧠 Deleting Files Doesn’t Make You Safe — Here’s What Really Happens. What is certified data erasure?

  • Writer: Peeter Altpere
    Peeter Altpere
  • Apr 7
  • 2 min read

Many businesses in Kenya still believe that deleting files or formatting a laptop erases everything.

But the truth is: your data is still there. Just hidden.



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🔍 The Problem: False Sense of Security



When you delete a file or format a laptop, you’re not actually removing the data — you’re just making it invisible.


With simple recovery tools, anyone can bring back that information.

We’ve seen companies unknowingly give away laptops filled with:


  • Customer records

  • Employee documents

  • Banking details

  • Saved passwords

  • Legal and strategy files



You think it’s gone. But it’s not.



⚠️ Why This Is Risky — and Potentially Costly



Once a formatted laptop leaves your business, you lose control over the data still inside it.


This can lead to:


🚨 Data breaches

🚨 Compliance violations (like GDPR)

🚨 Financial liability

🚨 Loss of trust

🚨 Reputational damage


Even one “forgotten” file can open you up to serious problems.



🔐 The Solution: Certified Data Erasure with Global Standards



At Kolm Solutions, we don’t just delete files — we completely erase them using Certus Software, a trusted global standard for secure data wiping.


We comply with the world’s most rigorous data protection standards:


✅ NIST 800-88 Rev.1 (U.S. government standard)

✅ GDPR (EU data privacy regulation)

✅ ADISA Certified (UK security certification)


We issue a tamper-proof certificate for every device — so you have legal proof your data was erased correctly.



🧾 What You Get from Kolm Solutions:



  • Certified erasure with Certus Software

  • A secure report per device (audit-ready & traceable)

  • Pickup & service across Nairobi

  • Optional buy-back or revenue share

  • Peace of mind that your data is 100% gone




✅ Bonus: Recover Value from Old Devices



Once we erase the data, we can also help you:


  • Refurbish & reuse laptops

  • Recycle responsibly

  • Or buy them back from you



So you don’t just stay secure — you recover value.



💬 Ready to Take Control?



Stop guessing. Stop formatting.

Start using certified, trackable, secure data erasure.


📩 [Contact us for a free consultation or quote]



Kolm Solutions — Certified. Trusted. Local.

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