tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post7617953983037425144..comments2024-03-13T13:04:53.453+00:00Comments on IT Security Expert Blog: A Hard Disk Shredding StorySecurityExperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816379340772195492noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-76957933143299674602013-12-04T04:34:44.209+00:002013-12-04T04:34:44.209+00:00I very like Aspca stuff. I think your opinions are...I very like <a href="http://www.houltoninstitute.com/aspca_v2/" rel="nofollow">Aspca</a> stuff. I think your opinions are good.Aspcahttp://www.houltoninstitute.com/aspca_v2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-9431499990955886232010-06-10T07:10:55.547+01:002010-06-10T07:10:55.547+01:00Just come across this interesting story !
I did it...Just come across this interesting story !<br />I did it differently. I unscrewed all screws I found on the hard disk and so took out the disc plates. Then I gave away my old PC with the hard disk in pieces while keeping the plates.<br />So I have a couple of plates, like CDs, now in my store only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-63546413475524490622010-03-17T00:07:39.225+00:002010-03-17T00:07:39.225+00:00I've heard that you don't put a magnet nex...I've heard that you don't put a magnet next to a hard drive. It erases what is on the drive.<br /><br />Does anyone know how large a magnet is necessary, and for how long?<br /><br />How does a magnet compare to a Shredder program?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-49155120533426103392009-12-01T20:13:24.367+00:002009-12-01T20:13:24.367+00:00I worked at a bank for a few months as a temp. We ...I worked at a bank for a few months as a temp. We were updating PC's at their various locations. What they had done in the past was have the hard drives melted in a furnace into bars. They made great paperweights and the data was guaranteed not to be retrievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-74907676279460097122008-06-06T22:56:00.000+01:002008-06-06T22:56:00.000+01:00DBAN - that is pretty much all you need. DBAN your...DBAN - that is pretty much all you need. DBAN your drives before selling them on - and perhaps more importantly, when BUYING second hand drives. You have NO idea what might be on them, and no way to prove it wasn't you that put it on there once you have bought it and started using the drive - think about it. <BR/><BR/>Think the drive in the cheapo second hand laptop/desktop you just bought, what was it used for BEFORE you bought it etc etc.<BR/><BR/> I think DBAN does a read after write so performs a fairly good check that all your sectors are working / accessible, so two tasks in one.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up - iweuaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-14349273636293721252008-04-10T05:43:00.000+01:002008-04-10T05:43:00.000+01:00The story was told about three little home compute...The story was told about three little home computer users No UNIX in the home usually so that is nice to know but I think its not very practical to the audience in this theater. But please rory keep us posted about the single pass and its effectiveness on modern hard disks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-60828987369269352982008-03-24T02:02:00.000+00:002008-03-24T02:02:00.000+00:00why not keep the hard disk for backup? its better ...why not keep the hard disk for backup? its better than paying money for dvds and it wont scratch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-67418502270321881882008-03-07T09:01:00.000+00:002008-03-07T09:01:00.000+00:00Overwriting the disk once with a unix command like...Overwriting the disk once with a unix command like dd should work just fine. There's actually someone doing a challenge to data recovery firms on the basis that wiping multiple times is actually unnecessary on modern hard disks<BR/><BR/>http://16systems.com/zero/index.htmlRory McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041778936182391744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798604115389836864.post-9520466509182952932008-03-07T06:56:00.000+00:002008-03-07T06:56:00.000+00:00While a disk shredding tool may work, nothing is a...While a disk shredding tool may work, nothing is as satisfying as whacking the old drive with a sledge hammer a few times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com