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Re: Computer Disposal Policy


From: David C Kovarik <david-kovarik () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 17:30:22 +0000

We have two:
http://www.it.northwestern.edu/policies/disposal.html
http://www.northwestern.edu/equipment-inventory/disposal-procedures.html

And I've seen our folks drilling 1/2" holes into hard drives that were being discarded (i.e., not bundled into the 
salvaged/recycled pile)

Dave Kovarik
Northwestern University
847-467-5930


From: Sherry Callahan <scallahan () KUMC EDU<mailto:scallahan () KUMC EDU>>
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Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:02:52 -0500
To: <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>>
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Computer Disposal Policy

You can view our policy at http://www2.kumc.edu/ir/operationalprotocols/equipdisposal.asp.

Sherry Callahan
Information Security Officer
University of Kansas Medical Center


Steve Lewis <sgl3 () LEHIGH EDU<mailto:sgl3 () LEHIGH EDU>> 6/6/2011 11:51 AM >>>
Hi - Does your institution have a publicly-accessible Computer Disposal
Policy? If so, can you share the link?

Thanks,

Steve Lewis
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

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