A typical home desktop computer or laptop hard drive can contain your social security number, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and website logins and passwords. This information can remain ...

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.

You can destroy a hard drive by wiping its contents and disassembling its parts for ultimate security. If you're donating, selling, or recycling a computer, you'll want to make absolutely sure you're ...

SEATTLE — Our digital devices are doomed to die or become obsolete. As we've reported, electronics contain a terrible mix of toxic chemicals and materials, so you should dispose of them properly. But ...

April is Digital Spring Cleaning Month, a time to remember to safeguard personal data on the devices you decide to keep as well as those you wish to discard. According to the Department of Energy and ...

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.

Regarding “How to destroy a hard drive in five seconds”: If you go here, you will find that all you have to do to wipe out a high-end government drive is move a jumper on the drive as per “Supporting ...