What is "bcwipe"

BCWipe is commercial military-grade file eraser tool data erasure utility for Windows, UNIX and Mac OS X. Developed by Jetico Inc, the software erases files beyond recovery and can erase free unused space on existing disks.

BCWipe has been approved for use by the U.S. Department of Defense. It is used by government and military agencies, national laboratories, universities, industrial manufacturers, as well as various other enterprises and a wide global base of home and small business users.

As reported in U.S. media publications, BCWipe was called into action by the Air Force.

BCWipe was honoured with the Runner-Up award in the Most Innovative Security Products & Services Competition at The 8th Annual Network’s Security Summit that took place in San-Diego in March 2011.

Other software developed by Jetico Inc, BCWipe Total WipeOut, can erase entire hard drives for disposal, decommission or re-purpose.