Electronic Data Disposal Policy

Electronic data is likely to be more prevalent in today’s organizations than physical printed data. Reams’ worth of documents can now be stored on computer hard drives, handheld devices and storage cards smaller than a fingernail. The bulk of many strategic operations depends on this digital information and its safe handling.

The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide guidelines for the appropriate disposal of information and the destruction of electronic media.

From the policy:

ELECTRONIC DATA DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Authorized personnel

Employees are only permitted to securely erase files from devices via the “Secure removal of files from {X}” steps detailed below.

IT and information security department staff must handle the secure erasure and/or physical destruction of storage media. (See “Secure erasure of {X}” and “Secure destruction of media” sections.) They must also follow the “Repair of equipment” safeguards listed.

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