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Submitted by luis.pe· Mar 5, 2026Asset Security

Question

Refer to the information below to answer the question. Desktop computers in an organization were sanitized for re-use in an equivalent security environment. The data was destroyed in accordance with organizational policy and all marking and other external indications of the sensitivity of the data that was formerly stored on the magnetic drives were removed. After magnetic drives were degaussed twice according to the product manufacturer's directions, what is the MOST LIKELY security issue with degaussing?

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  • ACommercial products often have serious weaknesses of the magnetic force available in the
  • BDegausser products may not be properly maintained and operated.
  • CThe inability to turn the drive around in the chamber for the second pass due to human error.
  • DInadequate record keeping when sanitizing mediA.

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#data sanitization#degaussing#media disposal#asset lifecycle security
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