Glossary: Endpoint, Application and Email Security

sanitization

Also written: sanitize, media sanitization

Making data on storage impossible to recover, by clearing, purging or destroying it. Deleting files or formatting a drive doesn't count.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 5: Managing Assets from Purchase to Disposal

Related terms

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