Defense in Depth: Data Destruction

How do you deal with data at end of life? Holding onto data too long can be very costly and increase risk. So how do you get rid of it… safely?

Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, guest co-host Shawn Bowen, CISO, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), and our sponsored guest, Frank Milia, partner, (@ITAssetRecvry), IT Asset Management Group.

Thanks to this week’s podcast sponsor, IT Asset Management Group

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In this episode

  • Is the risk of holding onto data greater than the value of keeping it?
  • Should client data be considered a “toxic byproduct”?
  • When disposing of client data, how much destruction is enough?
  • What legal and regulatory requirements should be considered before destroying data?

Defense in Depth

David Spark
David Spark is the founder of CISO Series where he produces and co-hosts many of the shows. Spark is a veteran tech journalist having appeared in dozens of media outlets for almost three decades.