"jkgroove" <contact@klsecurity.com> writes:

> I just joined this thread about fireproof safes, so I may be a bit
> behind... But there are several products on the market for your
> specific interest. If you want to have a fireproof tape backup I
> recommend the Schwab DataFORTRESS, a complete fireproof safe that
> can hook directly up to your existing server or be custom fitted
> with the tape or disc drive of your choice. Fireproof data storage
> that can be kept on-site, saving you costly monthly fees.

> It has a UL 72 Fire rating, so it will keep an internal temperature
> below 125 Degrees, saving your computer data. As long as the safe
> has a UL 125 or UL 72 Rating you will be okay for preserving your
> computer data.

Maybe, but it must also be totally airtight, and stay that way for
a hell of a long time.

After the fire, your room is full of steam and all sorts of crap from
the fire. The nice cool, well, cooler, interior of the fire safe is
just the place for it to condense out, forming HCl and foo knows what
else from the fumes. This does not help media. Not even a little bit.

So go down to your local supermarket and get a pile of food storage
containers, sized to suit your media and scheduals. Get different
colours, one per day if you like. Do *NOT* save money here please!
Put a tape/media set in each. For backup, remove the container, do
backup, seal it up and replace in fire safe.

After the fire, remove containers, wash down with a Bicarb solution,
then 1% acetic acid, rince well, dry off then remove you data and
start recovery.

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