I *think* DIAF would count under the physical destruction clause <g>
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security -----Original Message----- From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disk degauss services? Dunno about the DoD but DSS and ODAA have some pretty explicit guides, one excellent one which is here; https://www.dss.mil/GW/ShowBinary/DSS/isp/odaa/documents/odaa_process_guide_ revised050908.pdf It's a shame DIAF is not included though :( On Dec 29, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Erik Goldoff wrote: > > > Not sure if you intend to reuse, donate, or sell the old hard drives, > but with current low price of drives, it would probably be easier and > more definitely secure to send the drives through a shredder. > > > Secure erase *used* to be good enough for PCI compliance if DOD > standards > were used, can I ask where you got the info that degaussing is now > required > ? > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Disk degauss services? > > Greetings! > > I've been informed that, for PCI-compliance, old hard drives (from > decomissioned servers, etc) need to be degaussed rather than over- > written by > something like DBAN. > > Does anyone have experience with a company which offers this service > and > which they would recommend? I can Google and get several, but I am > looking > for personal experiences any of you may have had. > > FWIW, we're in Illinois, about 120 miles south of Chicago. > > Thanks! > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > -- > If this email is spam, report it here: > http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6ODIwNjEzMjg4On BqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D > > > THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL > AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS > INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, > COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. > IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY > NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT > FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
