Secure Erase

“That would never happen to me”, “I’ll delete all the files first” or “I’ll re-format the drive before I trade it in or sell it.” If these common misperceptions sound familiar, then it’s time to think again because the data you think you erase is still stored on your drive.

  If you keep business, medical, financial or personal information on your computer, you must understand that simple deletion is no longer enough to protect you when deleting files or disposing of your computer. Today the average computer user has been lulled into a false sense of security by the Recycle Bin on their Windows desktops or the Trash Can on their Macs. Unfortunately, neither approach thoroughly eliminates data with a typical delete. The reality is, “Deleting” a file only erases the file’s reference information: the file is still maintained in a directory on your hard drive so your OS can’t find it, and you can’t see it anymore but the data is still there.

  Proper data destruction has been considerably overlooked. Securely erasing your confidential data is essential when donating or selling old computers, it will also help protect personal privacy on computers that may end up in the wrong hands. Organizations and individuals must end the ‘laissez-faire´ approach to data disposal and information security by exercising stringent security requirements on data control and destruction. The deletion of data from computer systems is an area where panic driven headlines frequently emerge. Computer forensics experts agree that anything on a computer can be recovered and starling research indicates that data recovery utilities, including widely available freeware are capable of revealing files that have been deleted but not sufficiently overwritten or destroyed.

  In the 21st Century, bitter divorces and court cases alike have proven the importance of securely erasing your files, as electronic data becomes a key source of evidence. Angry individuals and savvy lawyers are scouring electronic gadgets to uncover unfaithfulness; hidden and deleted documents, deleted files, deleted photos and assets – anything that can be used against someone. Statistics show that, to date, 88% of 600 surveyed attorneys reported an increase in the number of cases using electronic data as evidence during the past five years. Even office computers are fair game in dispute e-discovery.

nokVAULT: An arsenal of weaponry to protect you from your deleted data

  The nokVAULT secure erase feature securely deletes files and removes any trace of data from the hard drive, rendering it unrecoverable beyond the capabilities of today´s most sophisticated data recovery techniques and tools. Once a user deletes a file with nokVAULT, the file cannot be recovered by anyone ever again. nokVAULT is built strong enough to eradicate any data, leaving nothing behind. nokVAULT secure erase utility includes a National Security Agency standard that includes a series of overwrites coupled by a intense data eradicate process. In additon, files that are encrypted from the start are also less recoverable.

You can trust nokVAULT Secure Delete.

  The nokVAULT team believes in making it simple to permanently delete a file, delete photos, delete software programs and secure erase partitions that may reside on your computer - permanently. The nokVAULT secure erase utility is useful if you want to make it impossible for anyone to ever recover deleted data from your disk. The nokVAULT Secure Erase feature is the equivalent of an electronic file shredder, for files, hard disks, etc. Users need to understand the various data security threats that exist and how nokVAULT File Encryption and Secure Erase can give you the ultimate peace of mind.