What is the most secure way for a technician to get rid of personal data on several hard drives that were removed from employee computers and are no longer wanted?

A) Repartition the drives
B) Physical destruction
C) Place the drives near a magnet
D) Format the drives

Physical Destruction

Physical destruction involves the complete and irreversible physical damage of media or devices to prevent the retrieval of the stored information.

Repartition

Repartitioning refers to the process of changing the partition layout on a disk drive, which can involve resizing, creating, or deleting disk partitions.

Magnet

An object or material that produces a magnetic field, attracting or repelling certain materials like iron.