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Paul Box Member of the Management Team.

KIT, SWAT & INVESTIGO: Probably the most comprehensive methods that encompass tape media data destruction, recycling, and tape disposal in the industry! Presented by Paul Box of Insurgo Media Services Insurgo www.insurgo.co.uk +44 (0)1495 372 000

Today we will cover:

An introduction to Insurgo Media Services Threats and Research Industry Developments High-Security Tape Disposal (KIT and SWAT) Traceability

Our team has collectively over 200 years of combined tape media experience From a manufacturing heritage, sales and support

Continuous investment in R&D

Traditional Disposal Methods

Degaussing

Degaussing Shredding

Degaussing Shredding Incineration

Degaussing Shredding Incineration Landfill

With the developments and advance in tape technology, we ask whether these traditional disposal methods are entirely effective?

Degaussing ● Fantastic method to quickly destroy the tape data - when done correctly ● OE measurement needs to be double the strength of the tapes ● Older equipment was NSA approved, but are unlikely to have the strength to destroy modern tape ● They need regular servicing ● Degaussers output a lot of heat, causing them to cut-out and require a cool-off period. ● Heat in BaFe chemical structure causes stronger coercivity ● It’s impossible to know what force has hit the tape and whether it has been erased completely ● There is no way of measuring or testing the accuracy of the process ● Recommend that each tape is tested afterwards ● It doesn’t impact or erase the memory chip of modern tapes – Microwave frequency needed ● Anyone can use a plug

Shredding ● Doesn’t actually erase or remove the data from the tapes - it just breaks up the physical tape ● Time consuming process for small shred particles ● Noise pollution, loud operation for on-site usage ● Will always need to be paired with an additional tape disposal method ● Impossible to control all the particles of tape ● Tape remnants get caught in the shredding equipment ● Tape strands produced will include variations of cut size requested ● Creates microplastics ● Data can be recovered from the strands of tape

Close up photo of the LTO and 3592 CM chips

The CM Chip

Information that we have extracted from a shredded heap of degaussed tape in under 5 seconds: ● Backup software used ● Company name ● Barcode Label number ● Partition details and information ● Drive serial number last used ● Server name ● Backup Pool information More than enough information to mount an attack on a company!

Remnants of an 11mm shred service

How much data is on a strand of tape?

Type LTO9 LTO8 - 2017 LTO7 - M8 LTO7 - 2015 LTO6 - 2012 LTO5 - 2010 LTO4 - 2007 LTO3 - 2005 LTO2 - 2003 LTO1 - 2000 Uncompressed Data 18TB 12TB 9TB 6TB 2.5TB 1.5TB 800GB 400GB 200GB 100GB Compressed Data 45TB 30TB 22.5TB 15TB 6.25TB 3TB 1.6TB 800GB 400GB 200GB Max Uncompressed Speed (MB/s) 400 360 300 300 160 140 120 80 40 20 Tape Length (m) 1035 960 960 960 846 846 820 680 609 609 CM Chip 32KB 16KB 16KB 16KB 16KB 8KB 8KB 4KB 4KB 4KB Total Data Tracks 8960 6656 5376 3584 2176 1280 896 704 512 384 How much is 10cm of tape worth? Estimated Data 4.217GB 3.125GB 2.34375GB 1.5625GB 0.7387707GB 0.3546099GB 0.195122GB 177.6471MB 65.681445MB 32.84072MB Data Per Line 4.85MB 4.695012MB 4.359654MB 4.359654MB 3.3950859MB 2.7703901MB 2.1777MB 1671.123KB 1282.8407KB 855.2771KB

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Incineration ● 800 degrees - good solution in achieving ‘nothingness’ ● Uncontrolled processes and lack of traceability ● Cold spots inside incinerators ● Commodity code issues – burning of incorrect mediums – lead to fines ● The business operations of a plant are not focused on protecting data ● Plastic quotas – increasing the time frames ● Environmental impact

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Industry Developments

Since 2000 we have seen 9 generations of LTO introduced

Soaring from 200GB to 45TB compressed capacity

Introducing KIT and SWAT

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Tested at the International recognized test laboratory by Director of the Information Security Research Group at University of South Wales, Professor Andrew Blyth

Verified to security Level 5 - Government-sponsored organisations using advanced techniques to employ all types of software and hardware attacks with unlimited time and resources to recover sanitised data

Analysis of the tape samples showed that No residual data was present

In-house Testing With Colloid and Microscope

3592 with 77% data

Results of Head 1

Results of Head One – Edge

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Magnet Erase

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3592 2.3 mm Soft Iron

3592 2.44mm

LT0 2.44 double track

I Insurgo 2.47 – Faint tracks “No chance of recovery” - University of South Wales

J 2.5 mm3

KIT Erased LTO1-7

Used by many end user organisations including the ECMWF, Met Office, and Cardiff University. Our partners include Iron Mountain, Crown Records Management and Procurri

KIT - Kills Information on Tape ● Proven and verified tape media data disposal ● 100% Secure ● No chance of data recovery ● Update the CM chip and records within Investigo software each step of the process ● Full length of the tape spun every time – all generations ● 100% Environmentally friendly ● The only solution in the industry that guarantees no traces of data can be found/recovered ● No damage to the tape, or servo tracks, re-energises it and allows it to be reused. ● Can redeploy back into the business and reduce destruction costs. ● Effective up to LT08 today and LTO9 under development

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Data, CM Chip, and Servo Tracks Totally Destroyed S.W.A.T. ™ Kills all Data and destroys all Servo Tracks SWAT LTO

S.W.A.T. ™ Kills all Data and destroys all Servo Tracks Data, CM Chip, and Servo Tracks Totally Destroyed SWAT 3592

SWAT - Securely Wipes All Tracks ● Total data destruction ● Fully tracked process to include controlled Chip writing to key areas ● Renders the tape completely useless – But keeps it whole to allow recycling ● All data removed from the entirety of the tape ● Completely destroys the tape ● Lowest energy process ● Fixed Earth magnets - No Cooling required

Traceability

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Each tape is chip scanned prior to entering, and throughout, the data disposal process

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At the start of the process Investigo establishes the life cycle and condition of the tape.

It then tracks each individual tape throughout the process

Providing a full detailed, and traceable report listing every tape that has successfully completed the erasure process

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Ensures every tape completes the process with 0% data remaining

Testing of each machine to each tape Processed

Library software used to finish the tape is linked to Investigo for automated checks, eliminating any human error aspects

Do customers want low risk solutions or a no risk solution?

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