Re: Quick Survey: How do you "dispose" of outbound hard drives??

[Alex Keller <alkeller () SFSU EDU>]

our campus uses a secure recycling service that provides certificate of
destruction. however our specific unit DBANs (http://www.dban.org/) all
drives with the DOD Short wipe before we send them to the recyclers.
drives that will not complete the DOD Short wipe are hammered (break out
the safety glasses) until we can hear that the plates have shattered or
the carcass is severely deformed, then the drive goes in the secure
recycle bin.

best,
alex keller

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Alex Keller
Systems Administrator
Academic Technology, San Francisco State University
Office: Burk Hall 153 Phone: (415)338-6117 Email: alkeller () sfsu edu

 


On 9/26/2010 9:27 PM, SCHALIP, MICHAEL wrote:
> Hi Folks....
>
> We're looking for efficiencies (who isn't?) - What process do you follow to securely dispose of old hard drives?  Do 
> you sanitize them?...what process/software do you use?  Do you allow them to be sold/donated?  Do you grind/shred 
> them?  Do you degauss them?
>
> We are sanitizing them, but we're wondering if it would just be cheaper to use a secure recycling service?  (I know 
> DOE/DOD does some of that....depending on the "level"....)  
>
> Looking forward to hearing what everyone is doing....
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>