Glossary: Endpoint, Application and Email Security

clear

Also written: clearing

The lightest NIST sanitization level: overwrite data with normal commands or do a factory reset. It is fine when a laptop stays inside the company, for example when it goes to a new employee.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 5: Managing Assets from Purchase to Disposal

Related terms

purge destroy sanitization NIST SP 800-88 (National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-88)