53 percent of global IT professionals are using two common, but ineffective methods to erase active files from computers, external drives and servers. Data breaches such as those that struck Sony Pictures in 2014 and Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in 2016, are a daily reality and wreak havoc on organizations. Data removal, historically overlooked or considered a lesser security threat, is inching up the list of IT security priorities. The fear of losing intellectual property and login credentials is very real, according to the study.”]