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The Drive Is Not the Server: Data-Bearing Components You're Probably Not Sanitizing
September 17, 2026 Blog ITADData Sanitization

The Drive Is Not the Server: Data-Bearing Components You're Probably Not Sanitizing

Wiping the drives doesn’t mean a retired server is clean. From management controllers and RAID cache to boot modules and TPMs, modern servers contain data-bearing components that many sanitization processes miss—and updated NIST guidance changes how organizations should approach them.

"Are You NIST 800-88 Compliant?" Is Now the Wrong Question
September 1, 2026 Blog ITADNIST 800-88R2v3

"Are You NIST 800-88 Compliant?" Is Now the Wrong Question

NIST published SP 800-88 Revision 2 in September 2025 and withdrew Revision 1 the same day — but R2v3, the certification most enterprises use to vet ITAD vendors, still explains its data sanitization requirements by reference to the withdrawn version. Here's what that gap means for your contracts and certificates, and six questions that get you a real answer.

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