On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Christopher J. Bosak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DoD Requirements for Hard Drive erasure. > Accept no substitutes.
FYI: As of 12 Nov 2007, software erasure is no longer acceptable for sanitization of magnetic media containing classified data. Only degaussing with an NSA approved degausser, or physical destruction. Reference the "Clearing & Santization Matrix" from the following web page (DSS, Defense Security Service): https://www.dss.mil/portal/ShowBinary/BEA%20Repository/new_dss_internet/isp/odaa/odaa_links.html#Guidance http://tinyurl.com/6yherf For regular business data, I am confident multiple overwrite passes are still sufficient. :) -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
