Are hard drives susceptible to those electomagnetc pulse e-bombs?
Sine Language asked:
If so, does anyone make a hard drive that would survive an attack of that kind?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/25/iraq/main546081.shtml
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2003/hpm-faq.htm
If so, does anyone make a hard drive that would survive an attack of that kind?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/25/iraq/main546081.shtml
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2003/hpm-faq.htm
what the hell is an “e-bomb”…explain…
A strong electromagnetic pulse will “wipe” the drive’s information as the drive uses magnetism to hold the bits of information. The pulse will also “zap” the electronics of the hard drive. Electromagnetic shielding can offer some protection, but is not perfect and depends how strong and how close the electromagnetic field is.
This will rarely I say again rarely happen to the average user.