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Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] {1482} Re: Harddisk destroy in les then 30 sec ?
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:30:39 -0500
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--- On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:33:10 -0400, kondrak wrote
> That only removes the FAT table, data is still there on the platters
> and can be recovered. Even a format isn't good enough, as latent
> data signatures can be recovered even though theyre very weak. The
> old standard of rewriting sequential zeros and ones is pretty good,
> but still not classified as 'destruction". Ill stick with the thermite.
Or, use encrypted volumes to begin with. Then all you have to do is power off
the system. It's more risky in that there is always the possibility the
encryption scheme (or its implementation) has been broken; but it satisfies
the speed requirement, and is also more forgiving of false-alarms.
_azure
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