[Psidream]

Hello
Do anyone know if there is a software that adds a password to the boot up (like bios password) that will delete the hd if its enter'd wrong?
Or is it still only something on movies ect?

[Elvandil]

Look for programs like "dead man's switch" which will automatically wipe the hard drive if the computer is not accessed for a specified period of time. Some of those might have the function you are looking for or at least the sites where you find them may have something similar.

It may not be easy to find since the demand for such a thing would be understandably low, but it is not so far-fetched that it can exist only on TV.

[Psidream]

ill look around, thanks mate

[1002richards]

Hi,
This one's been around a while. It secures the log in but doesn't have the wipe feature you're after
http://www.ce-infosys.com/english/do...sec/index.html

[Psidream]

aye, that's the most important thing, hehe
im a slow learner so ive lost 2 notebooks the last yr, and i need something to stop people to get my files.
The last time my boss got really angry as i have loads of work files on as well

[1002richards]

Have you looked at TrueCrypt? It's very often suggested here for disc encryption. It's free and totally legal to download and use

http://www.truecrypt.org/

Richard

[Psidream]

oh, looks good, gonna give it a try

thanks

[1002richards]

You're welcome and I hope it's what you're looking for.

Richard

[lunarlander]

I don't think you would want something that deletes the HD if wrong passwords are used. That opens up a Denial of Service scenario, where someone would maliciously and deliberately enter a series of wrong passwords and erase your HD.

Truecrypt is good. It can use both a password as well as a key file to authenticate you. That makes it 2 factor authentication, where you need 2 things, something that you know ( your password ) and something you have ( the key file, which you can keep on a USB stick ) .

[DoubleHelix]

A program that wipes the drive if a password is entered incorrectly also doesn't help if someone just pulls the drive and connects it to another computer.

If you have sensitive data on your computer related to your job, you need to find another method of storing the data. Either the drive needs to be completely encrypted, or your boss needs to tell you that you're no longer allowed to store company data on your laptop.

This is a very serious problem, and not one you should be trolling a forum for an answer on. I'm very surprised that you still have a job after "losing" two laptops with company data.