5.6 Safe Disposal of data

Question 1

Physical Destruction

Answer 1

physically smashing the hard drive into bits

Question 2

electromagnetic wipe

Answer 2

removes the data permanently by sending electrons into the platters which destroys the platters and removes the hardrive

Question 3

Overwrite data

Answer 3

saving data repeatedly on the same disk eventually wiping the previous data

Question 4

Legislation

Answer 4

WEEE recycling your plugs and batteries