What the hell is this!!! was Re: I need a ST-419 hard dr

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Feb 19 00:53:19 1999

On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Joe wrote:

> At 02:25 PM 2/18/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >> Security concerns?
> >
> >Precisely. In fact I believe that this is standard drive decomissioning
> >procedure. I've seen entire pallets of drives mutilated in just that
> >fashion at Berman.
>
> Standard for who? US DOD requires they be dissolved in acid. Drilling
> would certainly be safer, cheaper and faster but not totally secure.
>
> Joe
 
I picked up an ST-157N at a swapmeet sometime back with a sticker on it
indicating that it had been degaussed in accordance with NSA standards.
It was rather thorough. They even degaussed the magnets in the spin
motor!
                                                 - don
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