Comments on: Extreme Data Recovery http://securitymusings.com/article/293/extreme-data-recovery Rants and raves from information security professionals Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Saundra Kraasch http://securitymusings.com/article/293/extreme-data-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-50085 Saundra Kraasch Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:20:21 +0000 http://securitymusings.com/article/293/extreme-data-recovery#comment-50085 An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.

]]> By: Johnny Rocket http://securitymusings.com/article/293/extreme-data-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-119 Johnny Rocket Thu, 08 May 2008 21:40:55 +0000 http://securitymusings.com/article/293/extreme-data-recovery#comment-119 <p>I recommend to people to take a drill, and drill a hole through the drive. That drive will <span class="caps">NOT</span> function any longer. If someone wants to recover data, they are going to have to go to some serious effort. Drills are plentiful, and making a single hole is an easy task.</p> <p>If your application requires a greater level of security, then shred the hard drive. You can do this with a physical device your purchase or through a service that will do it for you.</p> I recommend to people to take a drill, and drill a hole through the drive. That drive will NOT function any longer. If someone wants to recover data, they are going to have to go to some serious effort. Drills are plentiful, and making a single hole is an easy task.

If your application requires a greater level of security, then shred the hard drive. You can do this with a physical device your purchase or through a service that will do it for you.

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