Re: Secure disposal of old backup tapes

[Joel Rosenblatt <joel () COLUMBIA EDU>]

We use Iron Mountain, they have a secure take disposal service.

Regards,
Joel Rosenblatt

--On Monday, November 13, 2006 11:42 AM -0600 Elizabeth Shannon <eshannon () PITTSTATE EDU> wrote:

> Hello
>
> We have a number of old backup tapes (200+) that need to be disposed.  Of course, the tapes are unencrypted and many 
> contained personally identifiable
> information.  I am wondering how other institutions are handling the disposal of old backup tapes.  Do you contract 
> with a company for this type of service
> or do this in-house?  Any information or suggestions would appreciated.
>
> --
> Elizabeth Shannon
> Pittsburg State University
> 620-235-4085
> eshannon () pittstate edu



Joel Rosenblatt, Senior Security Officer & Windows Specialist, CUIT
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