A technician needs to sanitize several retired magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs) containing sensitive company data. The technician wants to completely disrupt and neutralize the magnetic domains on the drive platters so the data cannot be recovered. Which of the following methods should the technician use?
- DegaussingCevap
- BStandard OS formatting
- CLow-level zero-fill software write on solid-state media
- DDeleting partitions using Disk Management
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Degaussing is the correct method because it exposes magnetic storage media to a powerful magnetic field, rendering the data on magnetic HDDs unrecoverable.
Degaussing subjects magnetic storage devices (such as traditional HDDs and magnetic tapes) to a powerful magnetic field. This process neutralizes the magnetic domains on the drive platters, making all stored data permanently unrecoverable.
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Data Destruction and Disposal Methods - Degaussing Magnetic Media