Power tools like drills have long been used to physically mangle storage devices, but only when used properly. With traditional mechanical hard drives, a few scattered ...

Question : I need to dispose of my old computer but I’m told that I need to have all of my data removed. We’ve deleted what we can but apparently there is still retrievable data on the hard drive ?

An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing ...

You are on a U.S. military aircraft, transporting hard drives with important, classified information, when you collide with another plane and are forced to land near an enemy intelligence agency.

Bottom line: Millions of hard drives are retired annually when their warranties expire, even if they are still in perfect operating condition. The overwhelming majority of these drives are not sent in ...