{"id":3907,"date":"2021-06-14T08:02:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisetekusa.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2021-06-16T05:46:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:46:52","slug":"the-importance-of-data-destruction-in-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisetekusa.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-data-destruction-in-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Data Destruction in Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>Cybersecurity threats are on the rise worldwide. How does data destruction complement existing organizational cybersecurity efforts?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Organizational cybersecurity rightfully includes tools such as firewalls, network security, email protection, best practices for data collection and storage, and so on. What is often neglected, however, are strategies for dealing with IT assets that must be discarded or disposed of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Out of sight, out of mind simply won\u2019t do. Consider that these devices may contain sensitive data that can easily pose a cybersecurity threat to an organization. As such, data destruction processes are required to ensure that sensitive data doesn\u2019t fall into the wrong hands.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity threats are on the rise worldwide. How does data destruction complement existing organizational cybersecurity efforts? Organizational cybersecurity rightfully includes tools such as firewalls, network security, email protection, best practices for data collection and storage, and so on. 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