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220-1102 · Question #658

A technician wants to securely dispose of storage drives. Which or the following is the best way to eliminate data on SSDs?

The correct answer is A. Degaussing. Degaussing is presented as a method for securely eliminating data from storage drives by using strong magnetic fields to disrupt data patterns.

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Question

A technician wants to securely dispose of storage drives. Which or the following is the best way to eliminate data on SSDs?

Options

  • ADegaussing
  • BShredding
  • CErasing
  • DDrilling

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    89% (17)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Degaussing is presented as a method for securely eliminating data from storage drives by using strong magnetic fields to disrupt data patterns.

ADegaussingCorrect

Degaussing utilizes powerful magnetic fields to scramble and disrupt the magnetic patterns on storage media, thereby destroying any residual data and preventing its recovery, which is a common technique for data sanitization.

BShredding

Shredding, while effective for physical destruction, is a mechanical process rather than an electromagnetic data elimination technique.

CErasing

Simple erasing often only marks data as deleted without fully overwriting it, making it potentially recoverable unless a secure erase utility is used.

DDrilling

Drilling is a physical destruction method that damages the drive's platters or chips, rather than electronically sanitizing the data.

Concept tested: Secure data disposal methods

Topics

#Secure data disposal#SSD data elimination#Degaussing#Storage security

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