shieldCISSP Practice Domain 2 — Asset Security Q61 of 120

Which is the BEST method to dispose of optical media containing classified data?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 2: Asset Security. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Single-pass overwrite
B
Degaussing
C
Physical destruction (shredding/incineration)
✓ Correct answer
D
Crypto-erase
Why "Physical destruction (shredding/incineration)" is the right answer

Optical media (CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray) cannot be overwritten or degaussed effectively. Physical destruction is the standard. Crypto-erase only works for media that was encrypted from inception with strong key management.

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