March 20, 2009 1:35 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cryptography,
Data destruction,
Data sanitization,
Encryption,
Opinion,
Secure drive wipe,
Security,
Security management Why, all of a sudden, is everyone concerned about secure file deletion? I hesitate to say it’s a sign of the poor economy, but perhaps people consider it even more important to protect their personal information when the idea of losing control of their assets—and their...
February 28, 2009 4:11 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Command line,
Data destruction,
Data sanitization,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Windows,
ToolsFor those who grew up with the graphical user interface, command line tools are often seen as arcane remnants from the dawn of PC history, a time when badly-dressed nerds sporting horn-rimmed glasses and pocket protectors ruled the universe (well, maybe just the computer lab). For them, nearly...
January 18, 2009 1:34 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Data destruction,
Data sanitization,
Secure Computing,
Secure drive wipe,
SecurityHow many times do you have to overwrite a hard drive in order to securely wipe it? This question has been at the center of an ongoing controversy for a long time. On the one hand, we've had Peter Gutmann saying it takes 35 passes (Gutmann, P. (1996) “
November 21, 2008 2:02 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Data destruction,
Data sanitization,
Security,
StorageOver at Ask the Geek, I often receive questions about how to properly erase a PC hard drive so personal data can't be recovered. Clients also ask similar questions, particularly those involved in medical, dental, or financial practices....
Google recently released a video shows the...
