Huh, gonna have to bookmark their site for... reasons.
They are right on one account - Bigger companies need to have their hardware protected from such electrical surges. Seen a lot of companies' data be ruined by a random thunder strike and such.
Had they been better protected, they might not have had to work countless hours to get such data back.
So maybe this is because I've recently binge watched Mr Robot, but would this type of device be useful to destroy sensitive data? My assumption is not really.
Disclaimer: I'm not a hacker but I've seen plenty of portrayals of hackers microwaving ram or using giant magnets to wipe hard disks.
Mostly it's good for destroying the USB port(s) you plug it into, causing major inconvenience. It might or might not short out the motherboard, costing you time and money. It probably won't destroy the files on your disk drive or SSD. (YMMV)
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Had they been better protected, they might not have had to work countless hours to get such data back.
Disclaimer: I'm not a hacker but I've seen plenty of portrayals of hackers microwaving ram or using giant magnets to wipe hard disks.