Re: Physical HDD destruction

[Matt Marmet <matt.marmet () ARMSTRONG EDU>]

Dan,



Would you know the manufacturer of the press? And are you happy with it?



Matt



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We are currently using a press to crush the drives. Previously, I have also
used hard drive duplicators to zero out / DoD wipe multiple drives at once.


Dan Han
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Virginia Commonwealth University
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From:        Matt Marmet <matt.marmet () ARMSTRONG EDU>
To:        SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Date:        03/20/2012 02:18 PM
Subject:        [SECURITY] Physical HDD destruction
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Good day Everyone,

Here at Armstrong, we have a couple hundred hard drives that we have to
physically disable/destroy. We also have about 200 hard drives per year
that our desktop support staff recover from old machines that need to be
destroyed as well. We have seen some of the hydraulic electric presses that
are enclosed as well as manual presses that are made for this type of work.
What are other institutions using to destroy HDDs securely and safely?

Regards,

Matt

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Matt Marmet
Director of IT Security, CISO
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419
Desk: (912) 344-3528
Cell:  (912) 414-0684

Security Tip: No matter how authentic the request appears, if you are asked
in an email or via the phone to provide your password - it is a SCAM.

******* The ITS Team will NEVER, EVER, EVER ----- EVER ask for your
username and password via Email. Don't respond to any requests for
this information ******

"The lesson here is that anything that holds any data of any value must be
protected."