ShredIt X 5.8.4 comes with DOE compliant erasing

Mireth released ShredIt X 5.8.4, a file shredder and hard drive cleaner software for Mac OS X. This version adds support for DOE standard compliance.

With the addition of the Department of Energy standard, ShredIt X now provides support for the four most prominent security standards – Department of Defense 5220 standard, NSA standard, DoE standard and Gutmann standard.

ShredIt X can be used to erase files, folders, disk free space, previously deleted files, hard drives, external drives, network drives and CD-RWs. It comes with a wide range of features, including built in safety features along with advanced shredding features such as, government standards compliance and a configurable overwrite pattern.

ShredIt X is available starting at $24.95. Registered users of previous versions of ShredIt X can upgrade for free. Educational pricing and volume discounts are available. The tool is available for Mac OS X, Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS9, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT, XP and Vista.