Destroying a hard drive
Bill McGonigle
bill at bfccomputing.com
Wed Jul 11 13:53:06 EDT 2007
On Jul 11, 2007, at 11:12, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
> What is the most efficient way to destroy the data on a hard drive
> before junking it?
That all depends on who you're defending against. Several of the
methods mentioned won't do any good if the attacker uses force probe
microscopy to recover your data from tiny bits. That's TLA govy
types only so far as I know.
> Has anybody suggested a chemical solvent wash? (Wash fluid
> disposal
> might possibly be a problem.)
I've heard stories about certain airplanes containing large trunks of
an acid bath (pH nor type not known to me) into which sensitive
electronics are dropped when the plane is in danger of falling into
3rd-party hands. This method is optimized for speed and
effectiveness, not cost or safety.
-Bill
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