Sanitizing Methods Flashcards
1
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Degaussing
A
The act of using a magnet to destroy data stored on magnetic media to prevent data leakage attacks or events. For modern large-capacity drives, the strength of the
magnetic field needed to sanitize the data is often sufficient to damage the drive itself.
2
Q
Purging
A
The process of erasing media so it can be reused in a less secure environment.
3
Q
Clearing (overwriting)
A
A method of sufficiently deleting media that will be reused in the same secured environment. Also known as overwriting.
4
Q
Encryption
A
Best used for SSD drives for data remanence remains on the drive.
