Data Sanitization as defined by IDSC (International Data Sanitization Consortium) is the process of deliberately, permanently, and irreversibly removing or destroying the data stored on a memory device to make it unrecoverable.

Furthermore, GDPR compliance will require the “right to erasure,” and PCI DSS states organizations must “Keep cardholder data storage to a minimum by implementing data retention and disposal policies, procedures and processes.”

In this episode of the InSecurity Podcast, host Shaun Walsh is joined by special guest Richard Stiennon, Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group and Director of the IDSC, to discuss the often-overlooked topic of data sanitization.