Re: Hard Disk Degaussers

[Steve Werby <steve.werby () UTSA EDU>]

Paul,

 

Hard drive destruction is handled by our university's surplus property
department. They use a hard drive shredder that works well (it replaced
a drill press), but can't destroy small storage media like SIM cards and
SD cards. My previous university used a manually powered hard drive
bender, which was also effective and about 1/3 of the cost. In a past
environment I discovered a degausser that was in use, but when my office
tested it we discovered that it wasn't functioning properly. When we
tested a processed hard drive all of the data was still accessible. As a
result, we abandoned use of degaussers in favor of destructive
alternatives which were easy to verify the effectiveness of visually.

 

If you'd like more info, feel free to contact me directly.

 

-- 

Steve Werby

Information Security Officer

Office of Information Security (OIS)

The University of Texas at San Antonio

 

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Subject: [SECURITY] Hard Disk Degaussers

 

We are looking for a good hard disk degausser, and possibly a shredder
as well.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am looking at the Garner
TS-1 Degausser, and it looks interesting. 

 

Paul Kern

Associate Security Officer

South Dakota Board of Regents (RIS)

605.367.7594

Paul.Kern () sdbor edu