[GRLUG] Data wiping / recovery / paranoia

[Phillip Hofmeister]

WIPE(1) User Commands WIPE(1)

NAME
wipe - securely erase files from magnetic media

SYNOPSIS
wipe [options] path1 path2 ... pathn


Have a nice day :)

Tim Schmidt wrote:
> Hey...  remember that fun discussion we had not too long ago about
> what is and isn't possible to recover from a hard drive?  Well I ran
> across the company who's software we used...  OnTrack
> (http://www.ontrack.com).  They'll also accept drives shipped to them
> with absolutely horrid damage.  An example?
>
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1911131,00.asp
>
> It's pretty incredible stuff.  Encrypting everything looks more and
> more attractive.
>
> --tim
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Phillip Hofmeister