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 Introduction:
Media sanitization is a key element in assuring confidentiality.
In order for organizations to have appropriate controls on the information they are responsible for safeguarding, they must properly safeguard used media.
Media flows in and out of organizational control through recycle bins in paper form, out to vendors for equipment repairs, and hot swapped into other systems in response to emergencies. This potential vulnerability can be mitigated through proper understanding of where information is located, what that information is and how to protect it.
An often rich source of illicit information collection is either through:
- dumpster diving for improperly disposed hard copy media,
- acquisition of improperly sanitized electronic media, or
- through keyboard and laboratory reconstruction of media sanitized in a manner not commensurate with the confidentiality of its information.
The importance of media sanitization can be guaged from the 2009 incident where a computer hard drive sold on eBay 'had details of top secret U.S. missile defence system'. (Read more).
Highly sensitive details of a US military missile air defence system were found on a second-hand hard drive bought on eBay. The test launch procedures were found on a hard disk for the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) ground to air missile defence system, used to shoot down Scud missiles in Iraq.
The disk also contained security policies, blueprints of facilities and personal information on employees including social security numbers, belonging to technology company Lockheed Martin - who designed and built the system.
British researchers found the data while studying more than 300 hard disks bought at computer auctions, computer fairs and eBay. The experts also uncovered other sensitive information including bank account details, medical records, confidential business plans, financial company data, personal id numbers, and job descriptions.
In Australia, one disk came from a nursing home and contained pictures of patients and their wounds. Confidential material including network data and security logs from the German Embassy in Paris were also discovered on a disk from France. And the trading performances and budgets of a UK-based fashion company, corporate data from a major motor manufacturing company were discovered along with details of a proposed 50 billion currency exchange through Spain involving a US-based consultant.
Syllabus
The outline of the course syllabus is as under:
- Fundamentals of Media Sanitation
- Understanding Data Remanence
- Data Sanitization tools and techniques
- Best Practices for Media Sanitation
- Sample Policies for Media Sanitization
Course Delivery
Data64 Official Courseware is currently not provided for this course. Reference material is provided in electronic form.
This course is currently available in online mode for Indian citizens residing in India.
* The discounted student fee is for persons below 25 years of age who are pursuing a graduation or post graduation degree course at a recognized college / university. Please send a photocopy of your college or university identity card along with your application form.
Course participants are eligible to attend a one day extensive training session at Pune.
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Media Sanitization
