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> Shred sensitive files, so one can ever read their contents. Storage devices are really easy to physically destroy. I'd never rely on a software solution to e
by bob1029 2y ago
> Shred sensitive files, so one can ever read their contents.
Storage devices are really easy to physically destroy. I'd never rely on a software solution to ensure information is unrecoverable. There is a lot of magic happening in storage controller logic these days.
- nialv7 2y agowhy not wipe the device first before physically destroy it?
- bob1029 2y agoHow long does the software take to run? A skilled operator with a drill can ensure information theoretical death for a solid state drive in about 5 seconds.
- PaulKeeble 2y agoJust write over the top of the file with 0s. There have been a number of challenges people have set with standard hard drives and SSDs for an commercial company to restore a file after it has been written over with 0s and not a single company will take that, its unrecoverable. I can understand why we might think some nation states might be able to do something theoretically better but its unlikely in practice with the pace of the technology and how immensely hard it actually is. You don't need to destroy the devices you just need to zero them once.