When you sell a computer, it is always in your best interest to completely erase all of the data on your hard drive before the computer changes hands. Even small, seemingly inconsequential pieces of ...

Q: I got a new phone for Christmas and have switched my number over. Now I want to give my old phone to my nephew and need to ensure that I’ve wiped all the data from the device first. How can I do ...

In this day and age, we all know backing up your files is important (and easy given the cloud). However, what happens if your desktop computer is unexpectedly stolen, or your leave your premium ...

A: Are you hoping to keep the machines after the drives have been erased, or are you just trying to remove personal information before getting rid of them? If the latter, then the easiest approach ...

One of the security features included with many motherboards is a BIOS lock. With a BIOS lock in place, your computer won't boot into the operating system without the password, BIOS settings cannot be ...

Does your computer have a solid-state drive? All new Apple laptops come with SSDs, and you better be careful what you do if you want to erase it. "Cleared" memory is not actually cleared; sensitive ...

Robert Johnson, who used to be the publisher of Newsday, was indicted on Tuesday for possessing child pornography and for attempting to destroy evidence. A pair of incriminating movies were found on ...

Jan. 04--Owner Molli Wingert says her employees have cracked a code of sorts, creating units that initiate a secure-erase program to carry out electronic data shredding. The process permanently erases ...

On Friday, a White House spokeswoman admitted that as many as 5 million e-mails sent through a Republican Party-sponsored e-mail system may have been lost. Among those e-mails is correspondence ...

BELLEFONTE -- A retiring district attorney who disappeared four years ago apparently conducted Internet searches about how to damage a hard drive and about water damage to a computer, according to an ...

Researchers have demonstrated a type of quantum eraser. The physicists show that they can pinpoint and correct for mistakes in quantum computing systems known as 'erasure' errors. Quantum computers of ...