Oct 5 2009 12:04PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
tape, Green computing
Overheard - Degaussing
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
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“Outside of physical destruction, degaussing is a very reliable means for erasing backup tapes. The problem with basic degaussing is that there’s not a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ confirmation that the destruction has indeed taken place. So, ideally, both degaussing combined with physical destruction would be best to ensure nothing’s going to be recovered.”
Kevin Beaver, Secure data destruction options for old backup tapes and disk |
Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is degaussing.



