Overcoming regulatory paralysis

2019 has already laid witness to the largest data breach on record.Collection #1revealed 773 million email addresses had been breached, along with some 21 million passwords. Access to this information opens doors for hackers to scour through previously sent and received items, uncovering sensitive information such as bank details and addresses. Sometimes all you need to reset an account password is an associated email, hence the sheer scale of this breach raises significant concern.  

In light of such large-scale data breaches, implementing a robust data security policy is imperative to all organisations, and it continues to climb up their priority lists to ensure customers’ and employees’ personal information is protected.  

Coupled with this is a need for regulatory compliance. 2018 saw big changes to the data regulatory landscape, with the launch of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) redefining the way organisations with a foothold in Europe must manage data—or face legal and reputational consequences. California has since followed suit, announcing it would instate the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to protect the privacy rights of Californian consumers.

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Regulatory fallout

However, regulatory fallout has had aparalysing effect on organisationsthat store data onsite. Faced with the issues of drives and other IT equipment that is faulty or has reached end