Elections Ontario is responsible for administering provincial elections and referenda in Ontario, Canada. As a trusted agency, it delivers secure voting services and ensures compliance with data security regulations while managing thousands of IT assets across its operations.
Business Need
Elections Ontario manages sensitive voter and electoral data across a large number of devices. Prior to BitRaser, data wiping was outsourced to an external vendor, which raised concerns over:
- Lack of in-house control over the data erasure process.
- Inability to generate tamper-proof, audit-ready reports.
- Limited visibility into erasure completion and compliance requirements.
- Scalability challenges in securely wiping multiple devices.
Solution: Elections Ontario implemented BitRaser Drive Eraser, a secure, cloud-based data erasure solution capable of wiping storage devices across distributed locations. The software offered a centralized cloud console for seamless monitoring and management, while its automated upload of erasure certificates and reports ensured tamper-proof, audit-ready documentation. BitRaser helped meet ISO 27001 data erasure requirements. Its scalable deployment capability further enabled Elections Ontario to erase large volumes of devices efficiently on a recurring basis.