[AusNOG] disposal of equipment (lighthearted comment)

Shannon Gernyi shannon.gernyi at xsv.com.au
Mon Feb 10 11:53:09 EST 2014


I would like to register my interest in introducing this as an industry standard.

Cheers,

Shannon

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Currie" <MCurrie at laserfast.com.au>
> To: "Chris Gibbs" <Chris.Gibbs at gosford.nsw.gov.au>, ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Sent: Monday, 10 February, 2014 11:48:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] disposal of equipment (lighthearted comment)
> 
> <lighthearted>
> 
> While smashing is good, a CF card at 100m+ as a  bulls eye for range shooting
> is a challenge and great fun! Use a good high-powered rifle round (.222
> /.220 swift or larger) and you will likely not find any fragment of the
> card! Mind you a Dirty Harry 44 at 20m will do the same! Good reason to get
> out the office for 1/2 day....going to destroy high risk memory cards! Can
> even claim it as an expense!
> 
> </lighthearted>
> 
> Mark Currie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Chris
> Gibbs
> Sent: Monday, 10 February 2014 11:32 AM
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] disposal of equipment
> 
> Are you kidding?
> 
> Secure disposal of networking equipment is the responsibility of a network
> engineer. Why the hell would sys admin care?????
> 
> We use a DSD wipe method though a live CD called boot and nuke. If we can't
> find a way to securely delete (i.e. onboard flash) and it is a high risk
> device, we smash! Lots of fun.
> 
> Chris Gibbs
> Network and Security Engineer | Information Management & Technology Gosford
> City Council P  (02) 43258888 M  0408 222 496 E
> Chris.Gibbs at gosford.nsw.gov.au
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Watson
> Sent: Monday, 10 February 2014 11:24 AM
> To: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker
> Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] disposal of equipment
> 
> Hey Alex
> 
> This post would be more suited over at AusSAG.net
> 
> Please register over there and feel free to post this again to the SAG.
> 
> D.
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: AusNOG [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] on behalf of Alex Samad -
> Yieldbroker [Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:22 AM
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: [AusNOG] disposal of equipment
> 
> Hi
> 
> So there are programs for wiping hard drives, but what about flash drives in
> networking devices (or inbuilt storage)  is a simple del of files acceptable
> or writing over the file with ?
> 
> What process are people using to clean their equipment before selling
> 
> Alex
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