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Weblog:   Please, For the Love of All That's Recoverable, Shred Your Hard Drive!
Subject:   Look at DBAN
Date:   2005-03-04 06:46:16
From:   KLK
At my company we use dban. It has a few advantages over shred if you are throwing out a hard drive. Fist shread must live on the OS, so you can not shred the OS itself. Also, shred only works on OS's that have shred, so shreding a windows box is more difficult.
DBAN is a small linux distro on a bootable floppy. You just boot from the floppy and it erases everything from your hard drive. The OS on the hard drive no longer matters (windows or linux).
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  • Kyle Rankin photo Look at DBAN
    2005-03-04 08:58:32  Kyle Rankin | O'Reilly Author [Reply | View]

    In my blog entry, I was discussing using shred on some sort of bootable CD, so like DBAN, it doesn't matter what OS is running on the actual hard drive.
    • We use cyberCide for wiping hard drives
      2006-01-30 15:21:07  Bob497 [Reply | View]

      We are using a great product for data destruction- cyberCide from CyberScrub LLC http://www.cyberscrub.com/cybercide
      We are involved in regulatory compliance (i.e.: HIPAA and SOX) and need the professional support and customization. We can't rely on someone that has a staff of 1. We have found that freeware is generally worth what you pay for it.
    • We use cyberCide for wiping hard drives
      2006-01-30 15:20:56  Bob497 [Reply | View]

      We are using a great product for data destruction- cyberCide from CyberScrub LLC http://www.cyberscrub.com/cybercide
      We are involved in regulatory compliance (i.e.: HIPAA and SOX) and need the professional support and customization. We can't rely on someone that has a staff of 1. We have found that freeware is generally worth what you pay for it.
    • We use cyberCide for wiping hard drives
      2006-01-30 15:20:43  Bob497 [Reply | View]

      We are using a great product for data destruction- cyberCide from CyberScrub LLC http://www.cyberscrub.com/cybercide
      We are involved in regulatory compliance (i.e.: HIPAA and SOX) and need the professional support and customization. We can't rely on someone that has a staff of 1. We have found that freeware is generally worth what you pay for it.
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