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Question #: 57
Topic #: 1
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A company is decommissioning old servers and hard drives that contain sensitive data. Which of the following best protects against data leakage?

  • A. Purging
  • B. Clearing
  • C. Shredding
  • D. Degaussing
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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tytexas1111
1 month, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: C
Shredding is the best option here. It turns the hard drive into tiny fragments that are impossible to recover.
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vicbersong
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
✅ C. Shredding 🔐 Explanation: When decommissioning hard drives with sensitive data, the most secure method to prevent data leakage is physically destroying the drives—which is what shredding does. 🧨 Breakdown of options: A. Purging: A general term for making data inaccessible, often includes degaussing or overwriting multiple times, but doesn’t guarantee physical destruction. B. Clearing: Refers to logically removing data, usually via standard delete or overwrite methods, which may still be recoverable with advanced tools. ✅ C. Shredding: Involves physically destroying the drive by grinding or cutting it into tiny pieces. It is highly effective and irreversible, making it ideal for preventing data leakage. D. Degaussing: Involves demagnetizing the drive to erase data. Effective on magnetic media (like HDDs), but not useful for SSDs, and doesn’t destroy the physical device.
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