Re: Destroying HD data (physically)

From: CJT (abujlehc_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:34:11 GMT

Chris Morgan wrote:
> slrn@domain.invalid (slrn) writes:
>
>
>>I'm aware of the command dd (dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdsk/c0t3d0s2
>>bs=1024k) to overwrites data on a disk, however, before I can do dd
>>some of the drives crashed (head?). My question is, how do I destroy
>>the data on the disk when the head crashed? I don't want the data on
>>the disk to exists, but without the ability to hook it up, I need to
>>resorts to physical destruction?
>
>
> When I had my first security briefing for a UK defence project, I was
> told that all hard disks on the project were the property of the MoD
> and that once we were done with them they had to be shipped off to be
> disassembled and the platters had to be boiled in acid. That seems
> like it would take care of it.
>
> Chris

Especially if those were the days of aluminum (aluminium in the U.K.)
platters. 

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