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Re: hard drive destruction
From: blitz <blitz () strikenet kicks-ass net>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:57:51 -0400
Generally, Im for recycling drives as much as possible, for not too many have the resources to access an electron microscope needed to see anything left over after a DOD approved wipe and rewrite scheme. If it were National security, incineration is the only way, as you'd be dealing with entities with the time and money. PII theft is usually a crime of opportunity.
A DOD 5200.28 wipe should suffice. At 09:32 8/16/2006, you wrote:
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/datalossTracking more than 142 million compromised records in 303 incidents over 6 years.
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- Re: hard drive destruction Pawel Krawczyk (Aug 16)
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- Re: hard drive destruction Chris Walsh (Aug 16)
- Re: hard drive destruction Al Mac (Aug 16)
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