2.8 – Data Destruction Flashcards
1
Q
- Physical Destruction
A
o Drilling = use drill to break the platter in the drive
o Shredding = shred drive into small pieces
o Degaussing = use large magnet to remove data from disk
o Incinerating = melts the drive
2
Q
- Deleting software = NOT actually delete
A
o Marks sector as rewritable – can be recovered with data recovery software
3
Q
- Recycling / Repurposing
A
o Erasing / wiping
o Low-level formatting
o Standard formatting
4
Q
- Outsourcing Concepts
A
o Third party vendor
o Certificate of destruction / recycling
