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RE: Hard Drive data security
From: ssaehrig () JXray com
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:21:56 -0400
Paul, If you want a utility to completely erase a hard drive use dbnuke. It is a linux based utility and runs from a cd or floppy. The utility will perform a complete erase of the hard disk and is not recoverable if you do the highest security wipe. If you Google search it you will have no trouble finding the download. You have to burn it as an ISO image for a cd. The utility is free and very easy to use. ________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: D. Weiss [mailto:David () cawdgw net] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 6:11 PM To: 'tony tony'; 'Jonathan Loh'; 'Paul Kurczaba'; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Hard Drive data security The only real way to destroy the data is either to sand the platters off or melt the whole thing down. Sanding is easier and if you use a nice fine grade sand paper as the last sanding, you can get the disks engraved for IT awards and whatnot. -----Original Message----- From: tony tony [mailto:tonytorri () yahoo com] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:43 AM To: Jonathan Loh; Paul Kurczaba; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Hard Drive data security Paul, Try the non-techie approach....after they verify that your hard drive is bad...then take a hammer to the disk...pound on it a few dozen times...then give it to them. Why do they want your bad hard drive anyway? --- Jonathan Loh <kj6loh () yahoo com> wrote:
Use eraser, or norton wipe, or some other tool to erase the whole thing. Eraser is a free utility. But note this only works if the company uses
just
another computer to try to recover your data. If they use scanning microscopy well then...... but that's expensive. That's if you can access the drive. If you can't powerful magnets work really well. Just make sure the harddrive is out of the computer when you do
that.
--- Paul Kurczaba <paul () myipis com> wrote:Hi, I have a question about hard drive data security. The hard drive on
my
notebook is failing and Dell is going to replace it. They are going to
take
the old one with them. How can I securely remove the data from the hard drive? Thanks, Paul__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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