You’ll notice that the title of this article does not say format a hard drive but rather erase. Most people are under the assumption that formatting a hard drive erases everything on it. Not true. A formatted drive can have its data recovered easily with utilities like this one. Residual data that remains on a hard drive after it’s been formatted is...

This is actually a very easy question to answer: No. And it never has been. But don’t freak out about it. More on that in a moment. When I say that email isn’t secure, I’m not referring to the username/ password you use to access your account. That’s a local level of security. Email isn’t secure because the vast majority of it is...

Eraser is a secure file deletion utility. It works with any version of Windows (from Windows 95 to Vista) and even DOS. When you delete a file from your computer it is not securely erased. There are ways it could be retrieved. However with Eraser, when a file is deleted using the utility, a file is deleted and overwritten several times with patterns. This makes...

Having a secure home network is your best defense against unwanted intrusions from the internet. Two methods (with multiple options) can be used to secure your home network. The first is hardware and the second is software. Note before continuing: All the hardware and software in the world you use to protect your home network will not protect you against...

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