Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Who says they even use brute force? They probably have some other way like pattern recognition or something. I recall reading that they can crack any SSL data in seconds. That means your banking and other https stuff.
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: moparacer
Well not so much the data but if you want to screw it big time so its not "plug and play" force the power connector in upside down with the machine turned on.
I seen someone do that once with a drive and it had a nice burnt smell to it after that and it was toast.....
They'd just take the platters out in a clean room and put it into another drive. Wala, data recovery is in progress.
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Fayd
would a thermite reaction make it through the top layer of the HDD into the innards of the HDD?
edit: the real question. does thermite supply its own oxygen?
probably. thermite burns at about 1500C, and does supply its own oxygen (Fe2O3 + 2Al --> 2Fe + AL2O3)
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
... By the general public. We don't know what the FBI/goverment knows.
Now your right chances are they can't either, but you can't assume that either, don't take the chances.
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
But what if they do find a crack in say, 10 years from now? They'll have the data. It's all crazy talk at this point, but it's best to just assume they can do it, and play it safe.![]()
Also do tin foil hats REALLY work?![]()
Then get thrown in jail anyway for obstruction of justice.Originally posted by: Alistar7
mount CPU to missile, when the feds come launch into space, laugh in their face....
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Who says they even use brute force? They probably have some other way like pattern recognition or something. I recall reading that they can crack any SSL data in seconds. That means your banking and other https stuff.
Also the fact that they have it is a danger on it's own as from that point, even if it does take years, it will get cracked.
Though realisticly speaking they probably wont bother going too far as they can catch someone else in least time by continuing their door to door search. But if they specifically want your data then yeah you want to ensure even the encrypted data itself is not readable.
Originally posted by: necine
No it wouldn't probably need to have a bomb rigged to your computer.
Originally posted by: ed21x
it will spark up and burn in the microwave. The whole HD will be melted within a minute.
Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Obviously things like thermite or grinding it into 100000 pieces would work, but if you only have 30 seconds to do it those aren't good choices.
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: SSSnail
Let's just say I work VERY closely with digital forensics, and let me tell you it's not that easy to recover data as Hollywood made out to believe, nor it is easy to get rid of it (as suggested in popular movies by running magnets along the rigs).
This!
It is NOT easy to get all that evidence back... You put it up to a magnet or wipe it with DBAN and you are good to go.![]()
Originally posted by: narzy
http://16systems.com/zero/index.html ???
