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Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows?
From: "HALL, NATHANIEL D." <halln () OTC EDU>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:12:56 -0600
Don, I use wipe the same way you describe. Do you know if it only wipes free space or if it also wipes slack space? -- Nathaniel Hall, GSEC GCFW GCIA GCIH GCFA Network Security System Administrator OTC Computer Networking Office: (417) 447-7535 From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Miller, Don C. Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:10 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] "Secure Delete" for Windows? Allison, on windows you can use the cipher command to wipe free space on the system. It runs in three passes filling up the entire disk. It is the /w switch with the volume so something like 'cipher /w c:'. You could set this as a scheduled task (no additional software to install). We also recommend eraser and dban to customers depending on their need. Don Miller University of Idaho From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Allison Dolan Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:32 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] "Secure Delete" for Windows? The Mac has 'Secure Empty Trash' which securely deletes/"shreds" the files in the trash can. What you have found for the PC that is functionally similar, is easy to install/use, and is free or low cost? Allison F. Dolan Program Director, Personally Identifiable Information Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave NE49-3021 Cambridge MA 02139-4307 Phone: (617) 252-1461 http://mit.edu/infoprotect
Current thread:
- "Secure Delete" for Windows? Allison Dolan (Feb 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Brian Epstein (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Bradley, Stephen W. Mr. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Theodore Pham (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? King, Ronald A. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Bryan Fleming (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Miller, Don C. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? HALL, NATHANIEL D. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Sweeny, Jonny (Feb 26)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Harris, Michael C. (Feb 26)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Don C. Miller (Mar 04)
- "Secure Delete" for Windows? Eric Jernigan (Mar 05)