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A new storage medium has no vendor-supported sanitisation command. What follows for the organisation?

  1. The media must be encrypted before first use
  2. Destruction becomes the only option, which rules out reuse by others
  3. The media may be reused inside the same department
  4. The media may be reused after a quick format
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Answer: B. Destruction becomes the only option, which rules out reuse by others

Without an effective command or interface-based technique, nothing short of destroying the media is reliable.

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

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