Where do you send CD-ROMS to be properly destroyed?

Where do you send CD-ROMS to be properly destroyed?

• A. NSA
• B. Navy Storage Facility
• C. DoD CIO
• D. NAVAIR

Answer: (A)

Disposing of media that may contain sensitive or classified information must go through an authority with approved, secure destruction capabilities. The NSA is the appropriate place because it maintains specialized programs and facilities for destroying classified media, ensuring that data on CD-ROMs cannot be recovered and that proper documentation is provided. Other options are not the centralizedDestroy/secure-destruction authority for classified media: a Navy storage facility is for holding material, not destroying it; the DoD CIO sets policy but does not perform the destruction itself; and NAVAIR is a specific Navy command, not the agency responsible for secure disposal across the DoD. Sending to the NSA aligns with the requirement for rigorous, verifiable destruction of sensitive media.

Disposing of media that may contain sensitive or classified information must go through an authority with approved, secure destruction capabilities. The NSA is the appropriate place because it maintains specialized programs and facilities for destroying classified media, ensuring that data on CD-ROMs cannot be recovered and that proper documentation is provided. Other options are not the centralizedDestroy/secure-destruction authority for classified media: a Navy storage facility is for holding material, not destroying it; the DoD CIO sets policy but does not perform the destruction itself; and NAVAIR is a specific Navy command, not the agency responsible for secure disposal across the DoD. Sending to the NSA aligns with the requirement for rigorous, verifiable destruction of sensitive media.