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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 our podcast sponsor, IT Asset Management

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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?