[vcf-midatlantic] Bernoulli Drives needed in working condition
Ethan O'Toole
telmnstr at 757.org
Tue May 18 14:42:10 UTC 2021
> If data security is a concern, but we want to retain the media, then a
> three-pass overwrite with varying bit patterns may be the only viable
> option, as formatting may not clear the sectors. Of course, the only
> foolproof way to make sure the data is unrecoverable is to destroy the
> media.
I think there have been bounties out there for a while for anyone to
recover data after a one pass wipe of a hard drive... and it's been
unclaimed.
My understanding is when you look below the "current data" there is
supposedly a lot of noise and making out the prior data is very difficult.
- Ethan
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