Zoz: Practical Methods for Rapid Hard Drive Data Destruction

DEFCONConference · Talk · 53 min · 2015 · YouTube title: DEF CON 23 - Zoz - And That's How I Lost My Other Eye...Explorations in Data Destruction (Fixed)

Why it's here

HN points to it whenever hard drive destruction or fast physical data wiping comes up, as an empirical test of what actually works.

What it covers

Zoz's DEF CON 23 talk explores practical, often explosive ways to destroy data and hard drives quickly. It tests methods such as thermite and other physical techniques for rapid destruction.