Hard Drive DegaussersThe vulnerability of information stored on the PC hard disk drives (HDD) has always been recognised as a security risk. Unlike other PC data storage media, the hard disk always stays with the PC. Every time a PC leaves a company's control, all the data and company information will go with it. Any time you return a system or hard drive for repair, resell it, hand it down, discard it, or otherwise place it in someone else's hands, you're potentially giving that person access to everything on the drive, including files that you thought were deleted, reformatted, or overwritten.
The only solution that guarantees 100% data erasure is to use a degausser. The process of degaussing is achieved by passing the media, in this case the hard disk, through a powerful magnetic field, which rearranges the metallic particles, completely removing any resemblance fo the original data. even if the hard drive is not working, the degaussing prcess can be used to ensure that data contained is removed completely and cannot be recovered.
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