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Re: Flash Memory Wiping
From: Atom Smasher <atom () smasher org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:34:54 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, chandlg () hotmail com wrote:
I have used an older version of “Eraser” with great success on various types of media. I will try the new version tonight."Eraser is a secure data removal tool for Windows. It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. "
=====================my only reservation about those types of data removal tools is that they make several writes to the device. flash drives can only be written to a limited number of times before they die. OTOH, most flash drives will die after one good hit with a hammer.
as always, it depends on your threat model... use what you think is best under the circumstances... delete (unlink) the files; overwrite them once; overwrite them N times; smash the device with a hammer; bury it next to jimmy hoffa; incinerate the drive and spread the ashes to all four corners of the world. it all depends on your threat model (and your budget for replacing drives).
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- Re: Flash Memory Wiping, (continued)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Dragos Ruiu (Jan 23)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Atom Smasher (Jan 22)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping C Anctil (Jan 23)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Dragos Ruiu (Jan 24)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Lou Losee (Jan 24)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping William M. Ryan (Jan 26)
- RES: Flash Memory Wiping Cleverson de Freitas Ferla (Jan 30)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping C Anctil (Jan 23)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Snoopy Brown (Jan 24)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Atom Smasher (Jan 22)
- Re: Flash Memory Wiping Dragos Ruiu (Jan 22)
- How to securing endpoints? WALI (Jan 22)
- RE: Flash Memory Wiping Barrett, Will (Jan 22)