Net Zeros and Ones: How Data Erasure Promotes Sustainability, Privacy, and Security - Paperback

by Richard Stiennon (Author), Russ B. Ernst (Author), Fredrik Forslund (Author)

Design, implement, and integrate a complete data sanitization program

In Net Zeros and Ones: How Data Erasure Promotes Sustainability, Privacy, and Security, a well-rounded team of accomplished industry veterans delivers a comprehensive guide to managing permanent and sustainable data erasure while complying with regulatory, legal, and industry requirements. In the book, you'll discover the why, how, and when of data sanitization, including why it is a crucial component in achieving circularity within IT operations. You will also learn about future-proofing yourself against security breaches and data leaks involving your most sensitive information--all while being served entertaining industry anecdotes and commentary from leading industry personalities.

The authors also discuss:

Several new standards on data erasure, including the soon-to-be published standards by the IEEE and ISO

How data sanitization strengthens a sustainability or Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program

How to adhere to data retention policies, litigation holds, and regulatory frameworks that require certain data to be retained for specific timeframes

An ideal resource for ESG, data protection, and privacy professionals, Net Zeros and Ones will also earn a place in the libraries of application developers and IT asset managers seeking a one-stop explanation of how data erasure fits into their data and asset management programs.

Back Jacket

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND INTEGRATING A DATA SANITIZATION PROGRAM

Not all data is meant to live forever. Regulatory, legislative, or operational considerations may require the regular deletion and destruction of data or a one-off data deletion event. But there is no set industry standard for how that destruction should be carried out. Should you drill a hole through that hard drive? Should you overwrite all its partitions?

In Net Zeros and Ones: How Data Erasure Promotes Sustainability, Privacy, and Security, a team of accomplished data and security professionals delivers an expert discussion of the why, how, and when of data sanitization, including an examination of why it is so crucial to the achievement of IT operations circularity. Sustainability and ESG have become the biggest drivers of repurposing electronic waste and data erasure is a required element of that. You'll also discover how to future-proof your organization against breaches and data leaks involving your company's most sensitive information.

In the book, the authors offer entertaining and engaging industry anecdotes and commentary from leading industry personalities and discuss new standards in data erasure, including soon-to-be published standards from the IEEE and ISO.

An essential handbook for ESG, privacy, and data protection professionals, Net Zeros and Ones will also be of interest to application developers and IT asset managers. Readers will also find:

• How data sanitization contributes to ESG initiatives
• Guidance on complying with litigation holds
• Advice on applicable regulatory frameworks
• How to adhere to data retention policies
• Strategies for integrating data erasure into your company's data management program

Author Biography

RICHARD STIENNON is a renowned cybersecurity industry analyst. He has held executive roles with Gartner, Webroot Software, Fortinet, and Blancco Technology Group. He was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Responsible Recycling standard.

RUSS B. ERNST has over twenty years' experience in product strategy and management and is frequently sought for comment on issues related to data security in the circular economy. As Chief Technology Officer at Blancco Technology Group, he is responsible for defining, driving and executing the product strategy across the entire Blancco data erasure and device diagnostics product suite.

FREDRIK FORSLUND has over 20 years' experience in the data sanitization industry. He is the Director of the International Data Sanitization Consortium (IDSC) and is a sought-after speaker on topics related to IT security and data protection.