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Re: hard drive destruction
From: "Angelo Manoloules" <angelo () combatingidtheft com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:52:47 -0400
Thermite Grenade--just melt it down--that's the only guarantee that no one else can do anything with it. Angelo "Retired Special Forces" www.CombatingIDTheft.biz -----Original Message----- From: dataloss-bounces () attrition org [mailto:dataloss-bounces () attrition org] On Behalf Of George Toft Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:32 AM To: dataloss () attrition org Subject: [Dataloss] hard drive destruction Just wondering what the group feels is an adequate level of destruction for a hard drive that contains personal financial information . . . A. Using software to wipe the drive to DOD 5200.28 spec. B. Cutting the platters in half (great big saw that essentially chops the drive into two pieces). C. Drilling out the center of the platter with a 2" drill bit. D. Hard drive degausser. E. Other - please specify. -- George Toft, CISSP, MSIS My IT Department www.myITaz.com 480-544-1067 Confidential data protection experts for the financial industry. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 142 million compromised records in 303 incidents over 6 years. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 142 million compromised records in 303 incidents over 6 years.
Current thread:
- hard drive destruction George Toft (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Pawel Krawczyk (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Angelo Manoloules (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction blitz (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Chris Walsh (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Al Mac (Aug 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: hard drive destruction *Hobbit* (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Joe Francis (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction George Toft (Aug 17)
- Re: hard drive destruction Joe Francis (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction DAIL, ANDY (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction DAIL, ANDY (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction DAIL, ANDY (Aug 16)
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- Re: hard drive destruction Al Mac (Aug 17)
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