Problem
A. Provide a write up regarding privacy concerns individuals may have after a file has been deleted using a non-secure method.
B. Investigate several programs that offer secure data erasure functionality. These programs securely delete files by overwriting them with multiple passes to ensure the original data cannot be recovered from.
C. What benefit does an organization gain by using secure data erasure programs to securely wipe an entire hard drive before disposing of old computer equipment? In what ways would a home user such as yourself benefit from using file recovery or secure delete tools?
D. Secure data erasure programs can use several different algorithms (methods) when deleting data. Based upon your research which method do you recommend; which method provides the greatest balance between security and usability?