A company is retiring a server that hosted a database. The server is still functional, and the data is no longer needed. The compliance officer requires a certificate of data destruction. Which process should the IT team follow?

Overwrite the drives, then document the process and obtain a certificate

Physically destroy the drives without documentation

Degauss the drives and skip documentation

Reformat the drives and reuse them in another server

What is the primary purpose of an asset management policy in the context of decommissioning?

To ensure that assets are disposed of in a secure and compliant manner

To increase the resale value of assets

To reduce the cost of purchasing new assets

To track the performance of assets during their operational life

A server is being decommissioned, and the asset management policy requires a formal handover of the asset to the disposal team. What should the IT administrator do to comply?

Email the disposal team about the server

Leave the server in the hallway for pickup

Complete a transfer form and update the asset tracking system

Call the disposal team and verbally confirm

A company is decommissioning a server and must maintain a chain of custody for the drives. The drives will be transported to a destruction facility. Which practice is most important to ensure the chain of custody is not broken?

Use a secure courier service that provides tracking and requires signatures

Ship the drives via standard mail

Have an employee transport the drives in their personal vehicle

Email the destruction facility to confirm receipt

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11application · medium
A company is retiring a server that hosted a database. The server is still functional, and the data is no longer needed. The compliance officer requires a certificate of data destruction. Which process should the IT team follow?
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What is the primary purpose of an asset management policy in the context of decommissioning?
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13application · medium
A server is being decommissioned, and the asset management policy requires a formal handover of the asset to the disposal team. What should the IT administrator do to comply?
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Which data sanitization technique involves writing patterns of data over the existing data on a storage device to prevent recovery?
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15expert · hard
A company is decommissioning a server and must maintain a chain of custody for the drives. The drives will be transported to a destruction facility. Which practice is most important to ensure the chain of custody is not broken?
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