Let's say I perform some form of secure wipe on my drives and then sell them off to some random stranger.
But let's say this stranger actually has unlimited skills and resources. In addition, he is a predator who is looking to steal extremely important data that I would not want anyone to have (I did not know about his intentions when selling him my drives). Would he be able to retrieve any form of data from my drives even after "securely" wiping them?
Just to make it clear, this is all a hypothetical scenario.
In essence, is any data truly unrecoverable? No matter what kind of measures you take to wipe this data, couldn't it be recovered by someone with the right amount of desire, resources, and skills?
I'm not sure if it is worth selling my drives (I probably won't get much in return anyway). Should I just destroy them?
If it is actually possible to securely wipe a drive without damaging it (making the data ultimately unrecoverable), how would I go about doing so?
But let's say this stranger actually has unlimited skills and resources. In addition, he is a predator who is looking to steal extremely important data that I would not want anyone to have (I did not know about his intentions when selling him my drives). Would he be able to retrieve any form of data from my drives even after "securely" wiping them?
Just to make it clear, this is all a hypothetical scenario.
In essence, is any data truly unrecoverable? No matter what kind of measures you take to wipe this data, couldn't it be recovered by someone with the right amount of desire, resources, and skills?
I'm not sure if it is worth selling my drives (I probably won't get much in return anyway). Should I just destroy them?
If it is actually possible to securely wipe a drive without damaging it (making the data ultimately unrecoverable), how would I go about doing so?