Whether you've replaced your computer's hard drive or are getting rid of an entire computer, it's important to wipe the old hard drive. Employing a hard drive wipe utility helps to ensure that ...

Note: As of September 28, 2011, this software has been discontinued by the vendor. The developer’s fuller-featured Data Destroyer software is still available. Simply formatting a drive has never been ...

Thanks to the new "smart" TV that can't handle exFAT, I have to format a 64GB Samsung USB flash drive as NTFS. Seeing it going at 9MB/s, I got "greedy", and started a second file copy operation to the ...

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the ...

Rick Vanover recently profiled two disk-wiping solutions and detailed how they work with a series of screenshots. Which tools would you like to know more about? Rick Vanover profiled two different ...

SE utilizes various military grade algorithms such as Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) and Gutmann algorithms which can overwrite the data up to thirty-five times. Various disk types such as ...

A cybersabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia’s national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops. The malware, known as ...

A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom. Until now, the KillDisk ...