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

[James Farr '05 <jfarr () UTICA EDU>]

WE also do a wipe, either 3X or more depending on the machine.  We do not
put an OS on the machine as they are often ready for the recycle bin when we
get rid of them.  If the drive is not working we dissect it similar to what
Charlie said.

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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Quick Survey: How do you "dispose" of outbound hard
drives??

For working hard drives we 3x overwrite them and reload an OS on the machine
before it goes out to surplus sale. If the hard drive doesn't work, we have
a couple of students who enjoy taking out their frustrations on the hard
drives with a roofing hammer.

Charlie

Charles A. Seitz
Senior Security Analyst
University of Tennessee Information Security Office
Martin Campus
cseitz () tennessee edu
(731) 881-7966
Mobile (615) 948-3641

On 9/26/10 11:27 PM, "SCHALIP, MICHAEL" <mschalip () CNM EDU> asked:

> 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