So my old friends back at Geeks On Call have done it again. Now they’ve involved themselves in the scandal that is revolving around the deletion of Top Secret investigations files. Seemed an investigator for the Government used GOC to DOD level wipe a series of Hard Drives. Which is interesting since his agency has their own technical experts. My question would be, which franchise was dumb enough to involve themselves in this particular mess? Being as it was from Jeff Phelp’s franchise doesn’t suprise me. He’d do anything for a buck, and gives true technicians whose only passion is technology and making work better for them, a bad name.
From the article:
Mr. Bloch had his computer’s hard disk completely cleansed using a “seven-level” wipe: a thorough scrubbing that conforms to Defense Department data-security standards. The process makes it nearly impossible for forensics experts to restore the data later. He also directed Geeks on Call to erase laptop computers that had been used by his two top political deputies, who had recently left the agency.
Geeks on Call visited Mr. Bloch’s government office in a nondescript office building on M Street in Washington twice, on Dec. 18 and Dec. 21, 2006, according to a receipt reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The total charge was $1,149, paid with an agency credit card, the receipt shows. The receipt says a seven-level wipe was performed but doesn’t mention any computer virus.
Just makes me glad I am not associated with Geeks on Call anymore. Of course if you want to read more about it see the following:
