Securing a Workstation

Question 1

what is data at rest?

Answer 1

any data stored in memory, a hard drive or a storage device.

Question 2

what is data in motion?

Answer 2

any data moving from one computer or system to another over the network or within the same computer

Question 3

what is data in use?

Answer 3

any data read into memory or is currently inside the processor and being worked on or manipulated.

Question 4

what is degausing?

Answer 4

wipes the drive by exposing it to a powerful magnetic field.

Question 5

what is purging?

Answer 5

act of removing data in such a way that it cannot be reconstructed using any known forensic techniques.

Question 6

what is a clearing technique?

Answer 6

removal of data with a certain amount of assurance that it cannot be reconstructed.

Question 7

what is the most fool proof and best way to destroy data on a hardrive?

Answer 7

degausing