Re: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Matthew Smith
Well, it's my girlfriend's old laptop, going to my roommate. She has some financial stuff, ssn, that kind of stuff on there. This is my roommate's first computer, so I don't think he is TOO much of a security threat. I don't know he might be working for China. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:17 PM,

RE: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Scott Stewart
I've seen the shredder at a trade show in DC. coolest thing ever -Original Message- From: Scott Raley [mailto:sra...@itc-llc.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:27 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations Yes in DOD we are requir

RE: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread LRS Scout
Go to the NSA site, they have something there. Free. -Original Message- From: Matthew Smith [mailto:chedders...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations Giving a laptop to someone. Need to complet

RE: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Scott Raley
- 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

Re: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Robert Munn
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 thro

Re: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Cameron Childress
If those links don't get you something, I usually use DBan for this type of thing: http://www.dban.org/ -Cameron On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Smith wrote: > Great.  Thanks so much ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion c

Re: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Matthew Smith
Great. Thanks so much. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Scott Raley wrote: > > www.killdisk.com > > or here is a list > http://www.filetransit.com/freeware.php?name=Wipe > > > -Original Message- > From: Matthew Smith [mailto:chedders...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:24 PM

RE: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations

2010-04-12 Thread Scott Raley
www.killdisk.com or here is a list http://www.filetransit.com/freeware.php?name=Wipe -Original Message- From: Matthew Smith [mailto:chedders...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: completely erase hard drive - software recommendations Giving a la