full-disclosure - Erasing a hard disk easily

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From: bkain1 at ford.com (Kain, Becki (B.))
Subject: Erasing a hard disk easily

Personally, I've used Eraser with the one pass option and tested it against Encase and couldn't retrieve anything.  It's free, it's quick, and I'd highly recommend it.

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com]On Behalf Of amilabs
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:51 AM
To: 'Marek Isalski'; full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Erasing a hard disk easily

That's what I am going to do to the non donated units smash, drill and M80
them.
But for the ones I am donating I was wondering if the magnet approach was
quick enough.

Thanks.. 

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Marek Isalski
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:21 AM
To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Erasing a hard disk easily

>>> Javier Liendo <javier@...ndo.net> 13/07/2004 04:59:16 >>>
> i've read that physically removing the disk plates from a modern hard 
> disk is more than enough to make the information contained there 
> imposible to read.

Our standard procedure for destruction of hard disks is summed up in two
words:

Pillar Drill.

Line 'em up and drill 'em through.  You can do a hundred in a few minutes.

Regards,

Marek