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RE: HD memory wiper/shredder
From: "." <rtfm () eircom net>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:11:02 +0100
Darik's boot'n'nuke http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Free, good but needs a floppy drive - no good for SANs or RAID. Good protocol for a single disk is wipe with DBAN (read the FAQ - Peter Guttman has a lot to answer for :) - do it the default way unless you like staring at machines for a long time. That is good enough unless you have data that is sensitive... Then - deguasser - not as expensive as you think (3-5K) <<optional>> Drill through several times....making sure to make a mess of the drive electronics (especially annoying for SATA/SCSI) Generally DBAN does the job. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Prespolis [mailto:jprespol () neri org] Sent: 26 April 2005 16:44 To: Kinnell; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Clean the hard drive before dumping your PC If you don't know much about computers, this might be easier than Step 2. There are several programs that write gibberish to the hard drive. They promise that nobody will be able to find your files after the software is utilized. PC Inspector's (www.pcinspector.de) e-maxx meets U.S. military standards. Another good program is DriveScrubber ($29.95), from Iolo Technologies (www.iolo.com). If you have a Mac, try SuperScrubber (www.jiiva.com). It is $30, and also meets military specs. This process can be slow, because these programs write to the disk repeatedly. You might want to run itovernight http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/issues/technology/security/clean_ the_hard_drive_before_dumping_your_pc.mspx East-Tec Sanitizer offers best solution to safely erasing hard disks http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6270_11-5217262.html Active@ KillDisk http://killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm -----Original Message----- From: Kinnell [mailto:kinnell.t () gmail com] Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 2:06 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: HD memory wiper/shredder Hey all. I recently had a friend ask me if I knew of any real good file shredders/wipers. He wants to be able to securely shred a file used for an encryption key after it is no longer needed at that location. I couldn't think of any off of the top of my head but I figured this list would be a great place to start. So does anyone know of a good shredder to use for this purpose? Freeware would be preferred. thanks, Kinnell -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 25/04/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 25/04/2005
Current thread:
- HD memory wiper/shredder Kinnell (Apr 26)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Apr 26)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Ramon Kagan (Apr 26)
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- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Jason Prespolis (Apr 26)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Shawn Parker (Apr 27)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder . (Apr 27)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder vulcanius (Apr 27)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Adam K (Apr 28)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Nostrom, Michael (Apr 26)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Beauford, Jason (Apr 26)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Rochford, Paul (Apr 26)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Capps, Chuck (Apr 27)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Kinnell (Apr 27)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Nostrom, Michael (Apr 28)
- Re: HD memory wiper/shredder Adam K (Apr 29)
- RE: HD memory wiper/shredder Rochford, Paul (Apr 28)
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