Yes in DOD we are required to perform the DOD wipe 3 times and then run the drive through a magnetic machine to make sure it can not be recovered and then they are crushed and shredded. After that a contractor takes them to a factory to be melted down and recycled.
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:17 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations I'm no expert, but if you really want effective destruction of the data, shouldn't you destroy the platters? I heard a story from a reputable source about a company that had a military contract to dispose of computer equipment at a military base. Supposedly someone found Chinese spies digging through waste and checking disposed drives with electrical equipment to try and find useful info. After that the contractor instituted a process where they had the drives totally destroyed - down to dust. I can't verify whether that's true or not, just saying - if having that data out in public would substantially damage your career, I say go all the way. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Matthew Smith <chedders...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Giving a laptop to someone. Need to completely erase HD. To DOD specs > would be nice. Free preferr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315707 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
