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KillDisk overview
KillDisk is a powerful software that delivers the following main features:
• Erase data on the entire hard disk drive surface, supports parallel erasing up to 5 disks;
• Destroy data permanently with a choice of dozens of international disk sanitizing standards;
• Sanitize external disks (USB drives, external HDD/SSD) connected to USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and eSATA ports;
• Examine disk integrity and overall stability, disk verification and detect bad sectors;
• Auto-erase mode sanitizes disks and prints certificates without of any user interaction;
• Hot-swap operations are fully supported, erase could be auto-initiated upon HDD plug-in;
• Complete system control from LCD panel with push button navigation;
• Additional peripheral devices and monitor could be also connected for a GUI interface and convenient system
control;
• Visual indication of current actions on LCD panel and LED lights for disk processes;
• Browse file systems on disk volumes and inspect particular sectors Hex Viewer on a low level;
• Issue customizable certificates and detailed reports for disk erase and examination;
• Print different types of labels to be attached to hard disks after erase completion;
• Provides enhanced information about disks and their attributes including S.M.A.R.T. monitoring;
• Network accessible - Reports and Certificates may be stored on a network share, network printer compatible and
access to built-in internet browser.
• and more...
KillDisk maintains the highest standards in disk erasure, and with that, provides extensive documentation options for
its' operations through
, printable
on page 30 and
on page 32.
KillDisk Desktop
KillDisk Desktop is the complete hardware disk erase solution - a workstation that is ready and configured to erase
drives right out of the box. Without the need for additional peripherals, KillDisk Desktop come configured with
everything you need to examine and erase HDD's, SSD's, USB's and any other attached memory storage devices,
with printer and internet support for documentation and reporting. Designed specifically to be ready out of the box,
KillDisk Desktop is the best KillDisk hardware solution on the market.
Erasing confidential data
Modern methods of data encryption are deterring unwanted network attackers from extracting sensitive data from
stored database files. Attackers who want to retrieve confidential data are becoming more resourceful by looking into
places where data might be stored temporarily. A hard drive on a local network node, for example, can be a prime
target for such a search. One avenue of attack is the recovery of data from residual data on a discarded hard disk
drive. When deleting confidential data from hard drives, removable floppies or USB devices, it is important to extract
all traces of the data so that recovery is not possible.
Most official guidelines around disposing of confidential magnetic data do not take into account the depth of today’s
recording densities, nor the methods used by the operating system when removing data. For example, the Windows
DELETE command merely changes the file name so that the operating system will not look for the file. The situation
with NTFS is similar.
Removal of confidential personal information or company trade secrets in the past might have used the FORMAT
command or the DOS FDISK command. Ordinarily, using these procedures give users a sense of confidence that the
data has been completely removed.
When using the FORMAT command, Windows displays a message like this:
Important: