R: Interesting One

From: Alessandro Bottonelli (abottonelli@libero.it)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "Alessandro Bottonelli" <abottonelli@libero.it>
To: <security-basics@security-focus.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:28:40 +0100

> the guy that came to see me said that their
> forensics guys could read data off a hard drive that had been written
> over up to thirty times. I find this very hard to believe and told him I
> thought he was mistaken but the guy was adamant that it could be done. My
> question is, does anyone have any views on this,
>
I have an italian policewoman I know (a very cute young lady BTW), who made
the same statement a year ago over a business lunch, which I took very
prudently.

But it looks like it can be done. Do a google search for Tunnel Microscopy,I
also have a couple of specific URLs which I'll post when I get back to my
home office.

The real point is that it CAN be done, but not necessarily it OUGHT to be
done :-) it's costly, it takes a long time, you have to be very motivated to
do it. I doubt such technology is used to recover a few hundred dollars (or
Euros, if you like) of license.

Back later with the URLs. 

--
Alessandro Bottonelli
ICT Security Consultant
abottonelli@libero.it