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Re: Disc Wiping/Degaussing

 

The NSA standard for security is now I believe 8-10 full writes of 0
data to the drive. Please do at least that much if you're getting rid
of drives with private information on them.

Thanks. :)

On Wed, 2010-02-17 at 11:47 -0600, frdbrkl@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey, all....I have a good lead on a bunch of hard discs if somebody
> needs them-with one catch.
> 
> They have to be degaussed/wiped first to remove medical information
> and patient data for obvious reasons.
> 
> If anybody is interested or knows where I can get a bulk degausser for
> a day, I'll do it-otherwise let me know and I'll give you the
> pertinent information.  The discs have been removed by me (so pins are
> intact : ), and stored on site.  Location is Minnesota Avenue and
> Benning Road area S.E.
> 
> Don 

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