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From: Paul Kurczaba <paul@myipis.com>
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Hard Drive data security
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:11:27 -0400
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Hi,
I have a question about hard drive data security. The hard drive on m=
y notebook is failing and Dell is going to replace it. They are going to=
take the old one with them. How can I securely remove the data from the=
hard drive=3F
Thanks,
Paul
Do you have an exteranl HD? If so I'd do a full backup, and then use a tool
like PGP to securely wipe the datafiles.
Using the highest number of passes, then when done wit that again a tool like
PGP to wipe the freespace.
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