3.10 - Manage the Information System Lifecycle CISSP Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–36

1. 36application · medium

   A financial institution is retiring an old server that stored customer transaction data. The server will be decommissioned and sent to a recycling vendor. What is the most important step before physically disposing of the server?

   • AReformat the hard drives and reinstall the operating system.
   • BDelete the files and empty the recycle bin on the server.
   • CRemove the hard drives and store them in a secure location for future use.
   • DPerform data sanitization using a method that meets the organization's data classification and compliance requirements, such as cryptographic erase or degaussing.
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