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🎓 Purpose

Part of proper data and device (asset) management is the secure deletion (sanitization) and destruction of data when it is no longer required for a project and not suitable for preservation or subject to retention or archiving requirements. 

👥 Audience

FACULTY RESEARCHERS ADMIN STAFF IT STAFF STUDENTS


(question) Initial considerations

  • Should my data be preserved or archived, rather than deleted?


\uD83D\uDCD8 What can I do?

(error) For confidential, sensitive, restricted, or regulated data (Level 3 or 4)

Data is unrecoverable only if stored on an encrypted device. Encrypt data and devices

 Windows
 MacOS
 Cross-platform
 Cloud services
  • Contact provider regarding secure data deletion pipeline.

 Physical data
  • Commercial shredding.

    • Ensure that you receive a Certificate of Destruction for your records.

(warning) For non-sensitive, non-public data (Level 2)

Data could be recovered with difficulty.

 MacOS
 Cloud services
  • Contact provider regarding secure data deletion pipeline.

 Physical data
  • Office or commercial shredding.

(tick) For public data (Level 1)

Data could be recovered with little difficulty.

 Windows
 MacOS
 Cloud services
  • Delete file within platform; wait for recovery period to expire .

 Physical data
  • Recycle and/or shred, if appropriate.


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