A company is retiring a set of hard drives from a SAN that contained financial records. The drives are still functional and will be sold to a refurbisher. Which disposal method is MOST appropriate to ensure the data is not recoverable?

Overwrite the drives with a single pass of random data.

Delete the files and then compress the drives.

Reformat the drives and perform a quick format.

Degauss the drives and then physically shred them.

An organization's media management policy requires that all backup tapes be labeled with a unique identifier and that their location be recorded in a central inventory. Which practice directly supports this requirement?

Encrypt the tapes and require a password to read them.

Assign a barcode to each tape and scan it when it is moved to or from the storage library.

Store tapes in a fireproof safe and limit access to the safe.

Use a tape rotation schedule that reuses tapes after 30 days.

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A company is retiring a set of hard drives from a SAN that contained financial records. The drives are still functional and will be sold to a refurbisher. Which disposal method is MOST appropriate to ensure the data is not recoverable?

An organization's media management policy requires that all backup tapes be labeled with a unique identifier and that their location be recorded in a central inventory. Which practice directly supports this requirement?

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