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[[HelpDesk | UMIACS Staff]] will securely destroy any data storage device (e.g. hard drives, USB sticks, CD/DVDs) that we are requested to destroy. This is done using the [https://umd.service-now.com/itsupport?id=kb_article&article=KB0011509&sys_kb_id=94b4f34a37275200a90963d2b3990eaf Storage Device Destruction Service] provided by the Division of Information Technology at the campus level. Please stop by the help desk if you would like a device securely destroyed and we will place it in our pile of devices to be sent off to this service when we acquire enough devices to schedule a mass destruction dropoff.

==Self-service==
If you plan to destroy a data storage device yourself, please be aware of the University's [https://www.dbs.umd.edu/records/schedule/ Data Retention Guidelines] if the device is university-owned. 

We always recommend physical destruction when possible, adhering to guidelines published by NIST here: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/specialpublications/nist.sp.800-88r1.pdf