Keep It or Dispose of It?

About this interactive

A backup holds data that could do harm in the wrong hands, so plan how it is treated after it is taken. A retention period is how long you keep something after you record it. Some customers want years of backups so they can ask for old data back; one of the lesson's clients wanted about ten years. Others want their data removed when they stop being customers, and in some industries that is required. Set retention periods that follow compliance rules and customer demands. Once the period is over, dispose of the media properly: through a disposal service, or yourself, by drilling or another method that suits the material.

What you'll learn

Decide whether a backup must be kept or disposed of, from its retention period, set by compliance rules, contracts and customer demands

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+

4.2 Explain the security implications of proper hardware, software, and data asset management.

3.4 Explain the importance of resilience and recovery in security architecture.

Key terms

Retention Period: The defined length of time that backup data is kept before it is deleted or disposed of.
Media Disposal: The secure destruction or sanitization of backup media once its retention period has been met, ensuring that sensitive data cannot be recovered by unauthorized parties.
Data Retention: The practice of storing data for a required period of time to meet legal, regulatory, or business obligations before secure disposal.

Topics

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