New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
Chapter 13: Media and IT Equipment Management, Decommissioning and Disposal – New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)

New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) 13.4.11.C.01: 13.4.11.C.01 Method for sanitising volatile media

Agencies must sanitise volatile media by writing an arbitrary pattern over every location on the media, then reading it back to verify, and then cutting power to the media for a minimum of 10 minutes.

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  • ISM-0351 Removing power from volatile media
  • ISM-0352 Overwriting SECRET and TOP SECRET volatile media

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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