Collaborate Disseminate
The Gutmann method, which apparently is used by GNU shred, has appeared in 1996, which focused on finding random 5 to 31 patterns and taking into account particular magnetic encoding. Considering that now we have SSDs, I’m guessing that G… Continue reading Is GNU shred relevant for SSDs?
This week, net neutrality and what it really means, Qradar vulnerability, trying to secure your mobile device, when Z-Wave attacks, routers are open to attack because of your ISP, Starbucks and XSS, Despacito hackers arrested, rebooting your routers, a… Continue reading Z-Wave, SSD, Singapore ISP, and VPN Filter Malware Risk – Hack Naked News #175
I’m selling a computer with an SSD (it’s a Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1). I wiped the drive using Parted Magic. I used the ATA method. I’m not sure what that is but it was the only setting available. It said it would take two minutes but the … Continue reading Wiping an SSD with Parted Magic seemed too quick
This week, Microsoft is at the Open Compute Project Summit and the company is going public with Denali, a next-generation spec for solid-state storage. In addition, they are also revealing details about Cerberus, an additional security layer for server hardware. Microsoft argues that while on-premises storage paradigms have performed well, that model has not translated […]
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Oh, boy. You know what’s happening next weekend? The Midwest RepRap Festival. The greatest 3D printing festival on the planet is going down next Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon in beautiful Goshen, Indiana. Why should you go? Check this one out. To recap from last year, E3D released a new extruder, open source filaments will be a thing, true color filament printing in CMYKW is awesome, and we got the world’s first look at the infinite build volume printer. This year, The Part Daddy, a 20-foot-tall delta bot will be there once again. It’s awesome and you should come.
We …read more
Where can one find more technical information on the TCG OPAL 2.0 standard regarding how exactly the crypto has to been implemented in self encrypting drives?
I couldn’t find OPAL 2.0 implementation technical papers on:
https://trustedcom… Continue reading TCG OPAL 2.0 Specification on technical Implementation?
I have purchased a used surface book from Ebay, unpackaged and ran the device.
The low price of the device lured me in despite my adverse attitude to used devices. Is there anything I need to perform apart from re-installing… Continue reading Bought a used surface book online, any security precautions to take?
Does anyone know of a method to wipe a HDD that gives a high degree of confidence that any malware present will not persist when the OS is reinstalled? Using tools on Linux and/or Windows?
We have approx 70 SSD’s ranging in … Continue reading SSD Wipe to remove known & unknown malware
The title might seem a little harsh, but it is a direct quote from the video by [Linus Tech Tips] that you can see below. He picked up a board that is a RAID 0 controller for up to ten SD cards so you can use them as a conventional SATA SSD. Of course, the channel’s tag line is “impractical solutions for improbable problems” but even by his own admission, this is pretty impractical.
It is odd for us to scoff at any kind of hack, but honestly, it is hard to see the value to this, other than it …read more
Continue reading World’s Stupidest Solid State Disk Drive Hack
Preface
I searched for an answer to my question and found related questions which do not cover my question completely. Like:
On SSD deleting:
Can Widped SSD Data be recovered
How to securely delete inside Virtual Machine