Data Destruction Flashcards
Which of the following destruction tools/methods allow for secure disposal of physical documents? [2]
- Shredder
- Incineration
Examples of hard drive destruction and disposal tools/methods include: [5]
- Shredder
- Drill
- Hammer
- Degaussing
- Incineration
Which of the following methods provides the most effective way for permanent removal of data stored on a magnetic drive?
Degaussing
Certificate of destruction is a document issued by companies that carry out secure device/document disposal. The certificate verifies proper asset destruction and can be used for auditing purposes. In case of device disposal, the document includes a list of all the items that have been destroyed along with their serial numbers. It may also describe the destruction method, specify location (on-site/off-site), or list the names of witnesses who oversaw the entire process.
True
Which of the following terms is used to describe initial hard drive formatting typically performed at the factory by the drive manufacturer?
Low-Level Format
Which formatting type(s) would typically be performed by a user to reinstall an OS? [3]
- Quick format
- Standard format
- High-level format
Which format type in MS Windows does not erase disk data?
Quick format
Which formatting type in Windows 7/8/8.1/10 prevents data recovery by overwriting the contents of hard drive sectors?
Standard format
One of the ways to prevent data recovery from a hard drive is to overwrite its contents. The data overwriting technique is used by drive wipe utilities which might employ different methods (including multiple overwriting rounds) to decrease the likelihood of data retrieval. As an example, a disk sanitization utility might overwrite the data on the drive with the value of one in the first pass, change that value to zero in the second pass, and finally perform five more passes, overwriting the contents with random characters (the Schneier method).
True
