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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 189 of 611

Why is sanitisation not only an end-of-life activity?

  1. Because media leaves the organisation's control for maintenance and upgrades too
  2. Because encryption keys expire
  3. Because retention schedules require periodic wiping
  4. Because media is periodically re-certified
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Answer: A. Because media leaves the organisation's control for maintenance and upgrades too

A drive sent back to a vendor under warranty leaves the organisation exactly as a disposed drive does.

Source: NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 (NIST) — SP 800-88 Rev. 1 § 2 Background

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