Use could include appropriate methods and the following:
- Physical destruction
- Shredder
- Drill/hammer
- Electromagnetic (Degaussing)
- Incineration
- Certificate of destruction
- Recycling or repurposing best practices
- Low-level format vs. standard format
- Overwrite
- Drive wipe
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why will formatting a hard drive not help a drug dealer to escape conviction?
- How do Trojans infect a computer?
- What is a Department of Defense (DOD) wipe of a hard drive?
- What is the only way to ensure data cannot be retrieved from a hard disk drive?