Introduction The importance of proper data sanitization in the disposal of end-of-life hardware cannot be overstated. It is crucial to employ effective methods for data disposal to protect sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands. “The most common misinterpretation is interchanging the term data sanitization with data erasure/data encryption.” Mistakenly, data encryption and erasure […]

Say you’re looking to delete unwanted files on your hard disk to free up storage capacity for its redeployment. Or you want to discard it as it carries redundant or outdated data. Whatever the case, it should be clear that you can’t achieve permanent deletion of confidential files using simple commands like emptying the recycle