Data sanitation less discussed, but critical for protection
Don’t need that data? Best policy is to dump it, according to Biancco’s 2025 State of Data Sanitation Report on how global companies handle end-of-life (EOL) and redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT) data. With AI and IoT now collecting more data than ever, knowing when and how to dispose of it is crucial since the more data you hold the riskier it is. And, while the focus of cybersecurity is often on breaches and hacks, proper cleaning and disposal are critical. This requires first knowing what you have, though according to the report only 21% of companies surveyed had their data classified.