Re: Data Destruction/Secure Deletion

[Thomas S Wolfe <tswolfe () UALR EDU>]

Frank:

I hope this note finds you well.

DBAN is a useful tool for secure erasure of traditional hard drives, but it
is not effective against SSD-based media.  Shredding is a definitive
solution for media destruction, provided an appropriate shred width is used
-- it is noteworthy to mention that a smaller shred width is required for
SSD-based media vs. traditional media.  There are also firms you can
outsource media destruction to (e.g. www.expressdestruction.com) at a
reasonable price, however the risk of loss in shipment may exceed your
institution's tolerances.  Record keeping of media destruction activities
should comply with Federal, State, or institution record retention
requirements if any apply -- your institution's General Counsel / Internal
Audit is probably the best source for advice in this area.

Best & Respectfully--
Tom Wolfe

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*Thomas S. Wolfe | Deputy Chief Information Officer*
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Information Technology Services
501.916.3010 | tswolfe () ualr edu | ualr.edu/itservices

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Frank Barton <bartonf () husson edu> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>   We are currently going through, and getting rid of, a lot of old
> equipment. Part of this is obviously hard drives. We wipe drives with DBAN,
> but those drives that we cannot wipe (defective, SCSI, etc) we are having
> physically destroyed.
>
> My question for you folks is, what sort of records do you keep (If any)
> about the final disposition of data-storage equipment, and how data was
> destroyed? and for how long do you keep these records?
>
> Thank You
> Frank
>
> --
> Frank Barton
> Apple Certified Mac Technician
> Technology Support Coordinator
> Husson University