University of Florida IT Security Regulations and Data Security Standard require the destruction of data on electronic equipment being disposed or transferred such as hard drives, tapes, and other magnetic media.

Below you will find resources to assist with the securing of media before it leaves your possession. It is your responsibility to secure your data (on hard drives, diskettes, tapes, flash drives, etc.) prior to its disposal or transfer (see Report of Survey Form).

Recommended Software:

• Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN - for X86 and Mac PPC - Support Forum

Other Resources including Software and Methods:

• http://www.auburn.edu/oit/policies/edd_dod_compliant_apps.php
• http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/securedelete.shtml
• http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/46155/Windows_46155.html
• http://www.infoanarchy.org/wiki/index.php/File_Wipe
• http://www.infotech.siu.edu/csc/howto/common/dban.html
• http://www1.umn.edu/oit/security/assureddelete.html
• http://www.lboro.ac.uk/computing/policies/erase.html
• http://privacy.health.ufl.edu/faq/qow_archive.shtml#4
• http://privacy.health.ufl.edu/policies/hipaamanual/opguide/PP-OG-05-retention.pdf