Erasing Your Windows Computer With DBAN

You're watching Infosec Bytes, a flash course in information security for journalists. We're based at the Centre for Investigative Journalism in London and supported by the Logan Foundation. This video explains how to securely erase entire disks on your Windows computer, including your Windows system disk, using Darick's Boot and Nuke, or DBAN. Make sure to watch our overview video, Protecting Your Data, for a full introduction to the problems of handling data on your computer:    • Protecting Your Data   To consult with an expert through CIJ, or to arrange a CIJ training session, get in touch: [email protected] To support the Center for Investigative Journalism with a donation, please visit http://tcij.org/donate. And if you want to watch our other videos, please go to http://infosecbytes.org or subscribe to our channel below. --- Animations by Jose Passarelli --- This video could not have been made without invaluable criticism and feedback from reviewers: Marie Gutbub Information Security Trainer/Journalist https://shiromarieke.github.io/ Jens Kubieziel Security Researcher https://kubieziel.de/blog/ Fabio Natali Software Developer/Information Security Trainer https://fabionatali.com/ Christian Vandrei Privacy Activist Dr. Richard Tynan Technologist   / richietynan   Daniel Anti-Freeze Information Security Trainer   / _anti_freeze_   --- Licensing and Attribution "String Pad.wav" (https://www.freesound.org/people/john...) by johnnypanic (https://www.freesound.org/people/john...) is licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Edited from the original. "SS BOOM 01.wav" (https://www.freesound.org/people/sand...) by sandyrb (https://www.freesound.org/people/sand...) is licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Edited from the original. "button_press.wav" (https://www.freesound.org/people/gabr...) by gabriel4cv (https://www.freesound.org/people/gabr...) is licensed under CC 0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdom.... Edited from the original.