Data Destruction Standards 2025 (NIST 800-88, DoD 5220.22-M)
Why It Matters
Protects customer, employee, and IP data when retiring electronics or media. Required by many contracts and regulations.
Methods
- Logical sanitization (cryptographic erase, secure overwrite)
- Physical destruction (shredding, degaussing for magnetic media)
Standards & Documentation
- NIST SP 800-88 Rev.1 guidelines
- Certificate of Destruction with serials and chain-of-custody
- For specific sectors: HIPAA, GLBA, PCI-DSS alignment
Vendor Checklist
R2/e-Stewards operators, background checked staff, audit trails, video or on-site destruction options.
Last updated: 2025-03-01