Disposing of confidential data is not an easy task
Disposing of confidential data is not an easy task
by Ephraim Gadsby
At some point in time in your career, you will be obliged to destroy confidential data that is in your possession. I am not talking about pulling an Enron either.
If you work for a government lab or even a private sector lab, you know how much data your lab produces by the minute. The sheer amount of data can be overwhelming. Your organization may be performing work for another organization where you have a confidentiality agreement in place and when you complete your work for that other organization, you will be responsible for completely destroying that data after you have released it to your client.
Check out this software:
I was doing a search in the software downloads section of LIMSfinder to find some software to help me perform just such a duty. The following link will take you to a list of software you can try out.
The one I found to work pretty well is: WinShredder
Download it and give it a shot and let us all know what you think.
I chose this one becaue it claims to utilize military grade standards for data destruction. I will have to validate this of course. If any of you are computer forensics professionals, I would like to get your feedback on this.
Thanks,
Ephraim
