MITRE D3FENDdefensive technique

D3-DKE Disk Erasure

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Tactic
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Definition

Disk Erasure is the process of securely deleting all data on a disk to ensure that it cannot be recovered by any means.

How it works

How it works Disk Erasure involves overwriting the existing data with random or specific patterns multiple times. Disk erasure is crucial for data sanitization, ensuring that sensitive information is completely removed from storage devices before they are repurposed, disposed of, or transferred to another party.

Related

Counters · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • T1619 Cloud Storage Object Discovery technique

Child of · MITRE D3FEND (1)

  • D3-DKF Disk Formatting defensive technique

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