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3 days agoNIST Media Sanitization Guidance Raises Equipment-Compatibility Checks for Federal Buyers
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 warns that degaussing can disable a drive without sanitizing its data, particularly on newer, higher-coercivity magnetic media. Federal buyers and contractors should assess media compatibility, applicable NSA/CSS evaluation status, and Trade Agreements Act eligibility—and distinguish sanitization from physical destruction.