Actually, the DoD standard is : Secret - three times overwriting using approved software, but must be reused in a secret or higher level machine Top Secret - must be degaussed and broken up (with specific size of pieces limits) Top Secret Compartmentalized - melt in furnace or media surface removed (sanding) then degauss and break up
D. Weiss ccna/mcse/ssp2 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Carroll [mailto:PaulC@;CLC.PITT.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Interesting One The NSA zero-filling standard which you reference, as well as Disk erasing software is only compliant to DOD non-classified. Any further level of disk erasure requires the use of a high-temperature furnace. PJC -----Original Message----- From: Nero, Nick [mailto:Nick.Nero@;disney.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:30 PM To: Dave Adams; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Interesting One Well, the NSA standard I believe is that zero-filling a drive (writing all 0's to the platter) will make the data impossible to recover, but I am sure there are some instances when this isn't the cause depending on how retentive the media is and all that. If is electromagnetically degaussed for an extended period of time, I can't imagine anything could recover the data. Nick Nero, CISSP -----Original Message----- From: Dave Adams [mailto:dadams@;johncrowley.co.uk] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Interesting One Greetings Folks, I had an interesting conversation today with someone from FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) They pretend not to be a snitch wing of the BSA. Anyway, to get to the point, the guy that came to see me said that their forensics guys could read data off a hard drive that had been written over up to thirty times. I find this very hard to believe and told him I thought he was mistaken but the guy was adamant that it could be done. My question is, does anyone have any views on this, or, can anyone point me to a source of information where I can get the facts on exactly how much data can be retrieved off a hard drive and under what conditions etc etc. Thanks Dave Adams This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from John Crowley (Maidstone) Ltd may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of John Crowley (Maidstone) Ltd.
