Re: Hard Disk Degaussers

[Dan Sarazen <dsarazen () BRANDEIS EDU>]

HI All,



Sorry for hi-jacking this thread, but can anybody tell me what they do (If
anything) to document the sanitization of hard-drives? Once they are
removed from the PC (Which is what is usually tracked in the asset
inventory) how do you track the hard-drives to show they have all been
through the degausser?



Or do you?



Thanks,
Dan



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*Sent:* Monday, May 21, 2012 7:51 AM
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*Subject:* Re: Hard Disk Degaussers



We just got one of these which is doing a very good job.
http://www.semshred.com/manual_hard_drive_crushers



Contact me off list if you want a picture of what this thing does.  They
also have a powered one.



The manual one does need to be bolted to something, but it can destroy a
hard drive in 5-10 seconds depending on the a variety of factors.



Quinn R Shamblin
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Executive Director of Information Security, Boston University
CISM, CISSP, GCFA, PMP  –  O 617-358-6310  M 617-999-7523



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*Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Hard Disk Degaussers



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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[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Kern, Paul
*Sent:* Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:46 PM
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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