A company is decommissioning a large number of servers. They want to recycle the equipment to reduce e-waste, but they must ensure that any data is securely erased. Which approach best meets both goals?

Store the servers in a warehouse indefinitely

Sell the servers to a third party without data wiping

Send the servers to a certified e-waste recycler that provides data destruction services

A company is decommissioning a server and sending the drives to a third-party destruction service. What should the company obtain to ensure the chain of custody is maintained?

A signed receipt from the destruction service

A list of the drives' serial numbers

An email from the service manager

A verbal confirmation from the service

A hospital is decommissioning a server that stored patient records. The server has failed and cannot be powered on. The IT manager must ensure the data is unrecoverable and comply with HIPAA. Which method should be used?

Physically destroy the drives with a shredder

Use cryptographic erasure to encrypt the drives before disposal

Perform a full overwrite of the drives with random data

Degauss the drives to erase magnetic data

An organization is decommissioning a batch of servers and wants to recycle the equipment in an environmentally responsible manner. Which practice aligns with proper recycling protocols for IT equipment?

Disposing of all equipment in a standard landfill

Burning the equipment in an open fire to recover metals

Selling the equipment to a recycler without data destruction

Partnering with a certified e-waste recycler that follows environmental and data protection standards

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6application · medium
A company is decommissioning a large number of servers. They want to recycle the equipment to reduce e-waste, but they must ensure that any data is securely erased. Which approach best meets both goals?
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7application · medium
A company is decommissioning a server and sending the drives to a third-party destruction service. What should the company obtain to ensure the chain of custody is maintained?
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8foundation · easy
A company is decommissioning servers that contain personal data of European Union citizens. Which regulatory framework imposes requirements on the destruction of such data?
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9application · medium
A hospital is decommissioning a server that stored patient records. The server has failed and cannot be powered on. The IT manager must ensure the data is unrecoverable and comply with HIPAA. Which method should be used?
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10foundation · easy
An organization is decommissioning a batch of servers and wants to recycle the equipment in an environmentally responsible manner. Which practice aligns with proper recycling protocols for IT equipment?
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