2.9 Given a Scenario, implement appropriate data destruction and disposal methods

Question 1

2.9 Given a scenario, implement appropriate data destruction and disposal methods.

Answer 1

2.9 Given a scenario, implement appropriate data destruction and disposal methods.

Question 2

• Physical destruction

• Shredder

Answer 2

Shreds hardware/hard drives/ computer components including drives into small pieces. • Shredder • Heavy machinery • Complete destruction

CANNOT REUSE THE HARD DRIVE,

Question 3

• Physical destruction

• Drill/hammer

Answer 3

• Drill / Hammer • Quick and easy • Platters, all the way through

CANNOT REUSE THE HARD DRIVE,

Question 4

• Physical destruction

• Electromagnetic (Degaussing)

Destroying!!!

Answer 4

CANNOT REUSE THE HARD DRIVE, IT BECOMES A PAPERWEIGHT, DESTROYS ALL DATA

Degaussing causes complete data destruction is to wash them electromagnetically. The process engulfs the storage device in a very high-intensity magnetic field that fluctuates between the poles, leaving the object magnetically neutral.

Question 5

• Physical destruction

• Incineration

Answer 5

CANNOT REUSE THE HARD DRIVE,

• Fire hot. Incineration should be performed by professionals with industrial incinerators. -

Companies that perform data destruction are also authorized to issue legal documentation of the destruction.

Question 6

• Physical destruction

• Certificate of destruction

Answer 6

When a storage device is destroyed by a professional service, they will issue a certificate indicating their compliance with the required privacy and data security regulations.

Regulatory Compliance for:

DoD (Department of Defense),
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), and
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Question 7

• Recycling or repurposing best practices

Answer 7

repurpose the drive or to destroy it. MUST guarantee that all of the data has been wiped from the device.

Question 8

• Low-level format vs. standard format

Answer 8

• Low-level Disk formatting • ONLY done at the hard disk Manufacturer’s factory, User/tech cannot perform this type of format
• Standard formatting / Quick format • Sets up the file system, installs a boot sector • Clears the master file table but not the data • Data from a reused hdd, Can be recovered with the right software/skilled super tech
• Standard formatting / Regular format • Overwrites every sector with zeros • Windows Vista and later • Can’t recover the data

Question 9

• Overwrite

Answer 9

Standard formatting / Regular format • Overwrites every sector with zeros • Windows Vista to present

Question 10

• Drive wipe

Answer 10

Dban or equivilent, wipes drive to 0’s. Used in defense and health care.

Question 11

• Low-level Disk formatting

Answer 11

• ONLY done at the Manufacturer’s factory, User/tech cannot perform this type of format

• CANNOT BE done by the user

Question 12

• Standard formatting / Quick format

Answer 12

• Sets up the file system, installs a boot sector • Clears the master file table but not the data
• Data from a reused hdd, Can be recovered with the right software/skilled super tech

Question 13

• Standard formatting / Regular format

Answer 13

• Overwrites every sector with zeros • Windows Vista and later • Can’t recover the data