Re: Hard Drive Booby Trap

From: Moorlok (moorlok_at_bitinternet.com)
Date: 06/12/03


Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:01:55 +0000 (UTC)


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> The key is, fomatting or FDisk is something that is initiated in DOS,
> through DOS keyboard commands. My question is, can those commands
> be initiated automatically through a sequence or by a DOS program?

FDisk'ing and formatting DOES NOT destroy data. A good wiping progam
(Norton WipeInfo for one) will destroy data, but is costly in time.

Bullet-Proof encryption, or take a sledgehammer to the drive are the only
ways really to be trusted.

KJM.



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