security Archive

Windows 7 Network Share Trust

Windows 7 improved various aspects of security over previous version of the Microsoft operating system, while improvements are usually well received some of the new security aspects resulted in Windows no longer trusting my network share despite being in my LAN which is already trusted and not in the Internet...
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Securely Erase A Drive With CCleaner

By know you probably already know of CCleaner and how its commonly used to remove unwanted files from a system make registry changes and other system related tasks. Another great feature is the included ability to securely wipe drives called Drive Wiper. Drive Wiper supports both hard drives and USB...
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Acronis Drive Cleanser – Securely Erase Hard Drives

There are certain tools that every IT Pro should have in its arsenal and surprisingly sometimes insted of recovering data we may be required to destroy data. The reason is that you wouldn't want some unintended party to get hold of a drive with your data on it. If you...
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Eraser – Secure data removal tool for Windows

Whether we like it or not hard drives and USB flash drives contain more personal information than we would like. Thats why its essential to properly erase any information they contain before disposing of them. We already know that formatting is not the way to, the only way of ensuring...
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