Re: secure disposal of backup tapes

["Gaddis, Jeremy L." <jeremy () linuxwiz net>]

Murad Talukdar wrote:
> Hi I wanted to get some ideas from everyone for secure disposal of
> DDS/TRAVAN/DLT backup tapes.
> How do you burn yours?

Hi Murad,

At a prior job, once every few months, we had a bonfire at a staff 
member's residence.  We kept the old/bad tapes in a locked cabinet until 
the next bonfire.  When the time for the bonfire arrived, two staff 
members would ride together to the location of the bonfire, at which 
time the tapes were thrown in.  The staff members visually "confirmed" 
the destruction of the tapes.

Probably not the "best" way, but it worked for us!

-j

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