Question

A technician is decommissioning a former employee's workstation. Before wiping the drive, the technician receives an email from the legal department stating the employee is involved in ongoing litigation and all their data must be retained. What is the technician's BEST course of action?

Accepted Answer

Preserve the drive and its data unchanged, and do not wipe it, per the legal hold

Answer

Proceed with the data destruction since the standard retention period has expired

Answer

Copy the personal files to a shared network folder and then wipe the drive

Answer

Encrypt the drive with BitLocker and return the workstation to inventory