secure disposal of backup tapes

Would not a strong magnetic source work instead?

At a prior job, once every few months, we had a bonfire at a staff
member’s residence. We kept the old/bad tapes in a locked cabinet until
the next bonfire. When the time for the bonfire arrived, two staff
members would ride together to the location of the bonfire, at which
time the tapes were thrown in. The staff members visually “confirmed”
the destruction of the tapes.

Probably not the “best” way, but it worked for us!

For “Confidential”, destruction is preferred, but degaussing is
allowed. (I think).

Regards

Steven

I suggest you get a Tape/CD shredder such as this one:

http://www.machine-solution.com/_Media_Destruction.html

If money is tight, you could also ask those 3rd party compagnies who
come onsite to shred paper. They probably have the equipment to shred
tapes as well. Iron Mountain might do it as they do secure storage of
tapes and onsite shredding as well.

http://www.ibas.com/data-erasure

Its certified to handle anything from tapes to harddrives.

Regards

-Øystein Mork