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Researchers Find Technique to Quickly Erase Hard Drives

An EE Times article by R. Colin Johnson, via VAR Business, reports that:

In 2001, an American spy plane collided in the air with a Chinese fighter and was forced to land on Chinese island. Since then, researchers have been looking for a way to quickly erase computer hard drives to deny access to sensitive intelligence data.

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta), working with L-3 Communications Corp. (New York), said they have developed a technique for quickly erasing hard-disk drives. The team reports development of a prototype fast-erasure system to prevent sensitive information from reaching enemy eyes.

posted by Fergie @ 6/17/2006 02:23:00 PM