[nflug] Wiping hard drive sensitive personal data

[eric]

I often think of all the useless information governments collect to try
and protect themselves from the people.

sad really...


Brad Bartram wrote:

> As with everything, it comes down to a cost / benefit analysis.  What
> is the maximum amount that data is worth in comparison to the price it
> would cost to recover?  Is it worth enough to have a specific data
> recovery company, or well equipped independent take a serious interest
> in it?  Is it somthing that the government would be interested in
> tracking down as part of an anti-terrorism investigation where the
> budget goes beyond what we have as mere mortals?
>
> The ultimate question comes down to the disposition of the drive once
> you're done.  If you are trying to reuse the drive after securely
> removing the data, then appropriate measures of data destruction
> should be taken.  Example, if the systems will be redeployed
> internally within the same organization and at the same level of
> confidentiality, then use whatever methods you are most comfortable. 
> If the systems are to be wiped and redeployed to a level of lesser
> trust, then use a stronger wipe.  If the system is going to be taken
> completely out of service, then depending on the data whether it be
> customer information or trade secrets or whatever, you have to decide
> whether to wipe the drive and hope for the best or destroy the drive
> safely.
>
> The only way to be certain that the data on a hard drive is truly
> wiped is to disassemble the drive, chisel the coating from the
> platters, remove the controller from the drive, and burn the case,
> platters, platter dust, and controllers in seperate incinerators.  But
> then that just gets a little paranoid.  Then again, never
> underestimate the abilities of well funded organizations to recover
> data, even when you think it's destroyed.
>
> brad
>
> On 7/20/06, *Darin Perusich* <Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com
> <mailto:Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com>> wrote:
>
>     i believe it depends on the type of wiping method you use. if you use
>     the Canadian RCPM and American DoD standard methods the data is pertty
>     much irrecoverable.
>
>     eric wrote:
>     > Can Sleuth Kit recover data after using one or many of the
>     methods DBAN
>     > has to offer?
>     >
>
>     --
>     Darin Perusich
>     Unix Systems Administrator
>     Cognigen Corporation
>     395 Youngs Rd.
>     Williamsville, NY 14221
>     darinper at cognigencorp.com <mailto:darinper at cognigencorp.com>
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