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Re: Hard Disk Degaussers

From: Chris Green <cmgreen () UAB EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:47 +0000

Our form is http://main.uab.edu/Sites/it/documents/80781.pdf which is then batched and taken off site for shredding 
and/or incineration (tape media).

+1 to Steve Werby.  Degaussers don't give you a visual indication they didn't work.

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Dan 
Sarazen
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 7:09 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Hard Disk Degaussers

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?

Current thread:

Hard Disk Degaussers Kern, Paul (May 15)
- Re: Hard Disk Degaussers SCHALIP, MICHAEL (May 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Hard Disk Degaussers Steve Werby (May 20)
  - Re: Hard Disk Degaussers Shamblin, Quinn (May 21)
    - Re: Hard Disk Degaussers Dan Sarazen (May 21)
    - Re: Hard Disk Degaussers Chris Green (May 21)