Re: Quick Survey: How do you "dispose" of outbound hard drives??

["Consolvo, Corbett D" <cc72 () TXSTATE EDU>]

For desktops, single server drives, printer drives - shred
We also have started getting encrypted drives from the vendor we contract with for all-in-one printer devices.
For large arrays it depends, some sort of wipe or shred.  We do not at this time have a degaussing machine.
Shredding is onsite

Thanks,
Corbett Consolvo
Texas State University

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of SCHALIP, MICHAEL
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:27 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Quick Survey: How do you "dispose" of outbound hard
drives??

Hi Folks....

We're looking for efficiencies (who isn't?) - What process do you follow
to securely dispose of old hard drives?  Do you sanitize them?...what
process/software do you use?  Do you allow them to be sold/donated?  Do
you grind/shred them?  Do you degauss them?

We are sanitizing them, but we're wondering if it would just be cheaper
to use a secure recycling service?  (I know DOE/DOD does some of
that....depending on the "level"....)  

Looking forward to hearing what everyone is doing....

Thanks,

Michael
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