-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'd ping the guys at Cyberspeak's podcast (cyberspeak.libsyn.com) and ask them for an example of a bulletproof data retention policy and reuse of hard drives after wiping.
> I can think of many valid reasons for wiping a drives freespace > routinely: > > 1. Protect privacy from others with physical access. > 2. Fear that the machine might be stolen. > 3. Donating the machine. > 4. Reallocating the machine to someone of a different security level. Numbers 1 and 2 are a bit suspect. The non-white space on a hard drive is just as valuable if not more so, and wiping free space doesn't protect that info. Numbers 3 and 4 don't sound routine if you're talking about individual hard drives being wiped every week or so. But, they do fit into a policy for re-purposing hardware. One more idea to add to the list: Wipe a hard drive that has been infected with malware prior to re-imaging. Marv -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAktLf0AACgkQkOgHKNOb0dG7tACfWs2Hjf+LlOZ2XWd5ERCUMnYN jYMAn3ebXHvNnBgu+b1HsNcDi1Z7DxeR =I84M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
