← SOC 2 · CC6 — Logical and Physical Access
CC6.5 — Disposal of physical and logical assets
medium
media-disposaldata-deletion
Requirement
The entity discontinues logical and physical protections over physical assets only after the ability to read or recover data has been diminished.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
disposaldestructionsanitis…sanitiz…wipedecommissiondisposedestroy
Supporting terms — specificity signals
certificate of destructionnist 800-88degauss…crypto-erasesecure erase
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | A.7.14 | Secure disposal or re-use of equipment | media-disposal data-deletion |
| GLBA | 314.4(c)(6) | Secure disposal within two years and periodic review of retention | data-deletion media-disposal |
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(e) | Storage limitation | data-deletion |
| GDPR | Art.17 | Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) | data-deletion |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.105 | Right to delete | data-deletion |
| ISO 27001 | A.7.10 | Storage media | media-disposal |
| ISO 27001 | A.8.10 | Information deletion | data-deletion |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 3.3 | Sensitive authentication data is not stored after authorisation | data-deletion |