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SSCP · Question #299
What is the main issue with media reuse?
The correct answer is B. Data remanence. The main issue with media reuse is data remanence, where residual information still resides on a media that has been erased. Degaussing, purging and destruction are ways to handle media that contains data that is no longer needed or used.
Submitted by kim_seoul· Apr 18, 2026Security Operations and Administration
Question
What is the main issue with media reuse?
Options
- ADegaussing
- BData remanence
- CMedia destruction
- DPurging
How the community answered
(24 responses)- B96% (23)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
The main issue with media reuse is data remanence, where residual information still resides on a media that has been erased. Degaussing, purging and destruction are ways to handle media that contains data that is no longer needed or used.
Topics
#Data remanence#Media sanitization#Secure data disposal#Storage security
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