Testing Data Sanitization Practices of Retired Drives with The Digital Forensics Data Recovery Project

There are several empirical studies that have focused on the analysis of retired digital media on the secondary market which has had historical impact on not only the technology community, but the business community alike. This research will introduce the Digital Forensics Recovery (DFDR) study, where five key industries-government, education, businesses, electronic recycle centers, and individual home users were targeted to test effectiveness of data sanitization practices with used media. While previous work analyzed any device, the DFDR study aims to analyze on media in which due diligence has been taken to ensure data privacy

Documentos arquivísticos digitais: métodos para uma eliminação segura

Seguindo a popularização dos computadores, certas atividades como a criação de documentos digitais tornaram-se comuns tanto para os usuários, quanto para as empresas ou instituições públicas. Para os Arquivistas que, normalmente lidam com documentos arquivísticos em meio físico, a criação de documentos arquivísticos no âmbito digital gerou inúmeras possibilidades, dentre elas, a dinamização no seu acesso e uso. Entretanto, a fragilidade inerente ao suporte e a maneira como o documento arquivístico digital será eliminado, requer um maior cuidado por parte daqueles que lidam com este, pois a eliminação incorreta do documento o torna passível de recuperação para fins alheios a sua criação. O presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar e disseminar, métodos, modelos e ferramentas para eliminação segura do documento arquivístico em formato digital.Following the computers popularity certain activities such as create digital records have become common for both ordinary users and companies or government institutions. For the Archivists who normally deals with common records, the creation of the records in the digital context has generated plenty possibilities, among them, boosting their access and use. However, the inherent fragility of the support and the way the digital record are deleted requires great care on the part of those who deal with this because the incorrect elimination of the document makes recoverable for other purposes besides their creation. Therefore, this article seeks to disseminate the methods, models and tools for safe disposal of record in the digital context. The methods used on this article was the literature review, the results show that existing methods are generic and are designed to specific needs and suggest that the theme needs further study focused on the characteristics and peculiarities of archival activity