Hard drive disposal videos
October 13, 2009Jeff Zahorowski No Comments »
CompTIA’s A+ test objectives include Domain 5.0: Security, which among other things, requires A+ certification candidates to know about “Data wiping / hard drive destruction / hard drive recycling”. If an A+ certification student is working in the industry it’s likely that their organization has some kind of hard drive disposal policy, usually involving the wiping of the hard drive. This can either take the form of software which electronically randomizes the bits, or a device which magnetically erases the information.
However, nothing beats the finality and satisfaction of physical destruction, but most A+ certification candidates have no direct experience with this method. Fortunately a company called SSI Shredding Systems has produced a series of videos demonstrating their products, which include a hard drive shredder. For fun I recommend their videos of other items being shredded, even if they have nothing to do with A+ certification. My favorite is the VW Hippie Bug.
Other companies have used YouTube to demonstrate their wares, and their commercials can be instructive and interesting.
On the flip side of the coin, a British program called The Gadget Show tested a couple of rugged storage systems by subjecting them to water, then explosives. The results were as entertaining as they were illustrative.
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