| The in-depth guide to data destruction |
| By Web Editor |
| February 06, 2012 |
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A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy policies, compliance problems and added costs. When it comes to selecting ways to destroy data, organizations have a short menu. There are basically three options: overwriting, which is covering up old data with information; degaussing, which erases the magnetic field of the storage media; and physical destruction, which employs techniques such as disk shredding. Each of these techniques has benefits and drawbacks, experts say. To read the article, please click here: http://www.csoonline.com/article/699298/the-in-depth-guide-to-data-destruction |
