Is ISO IEC 21964 good enough?
The ISO IEC 21964 is a very useful international standard for data carrier destruction. It is a copy of the German DIN norm 66399 from 2012. The standard contains clear guidelines for the physical destruction of data carriers and for complete destruction processes. It can also be useful for evaluating...
ISO/IEC 21964 Has Become the International Shred Standard
The ISO/IEC 21964 standard is now referenced at the international level for data carrier destruction requirements. This standard is based on the German norm DIN 66399. The standard defines principles for the destruction of data carriers, requirements for machinery in order to ensure safe destruction, and destruction methods for all...
Guidelines for Media Sanitization: The Essentials of NIST 800 88r1
Every decisionmaker involved in protecting the confidentiality of information in public or private organizations should be concerned about the protection of information stored on disposed media. Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. Guidelines from...
