Archive for March, 2014

Wiping Solid-state Drives, Part 2

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Hard DriveHere at Chad’s News, we’ve previously discussed the issues involved in securely wiping files stored on a solid-state drive (SSD). The linked article summarizes another, more recent study on the topic that pretty much says the same thing: the only way to ensure that you’ve securely wiped an SSD is to physically destroy the hard drive. Other methods may work, but they are not universally reliable.

Link: http://www.techrepublic.com/…