Dark Data is information that an organisation collects, stores or processes, but never analyses, reuses or utilises. It takes up storage space, poses a security risk, and often violates the GDPR minimisation obligation.
What is Dark Data?
M-Files solves the Dark Data problem by making all information searchable and classifiable through metadata, and by setting up automatic retention rules that archive or delete documents in a timely manner.
Risks of Dark Data
How do you tackle Dark Data with M-Files?
Frequently asked questions about Dark Data
Dark Data is information that an organisation collects but never analyses or utilises.
Examples include old email attachments, outdated files, and forgotten scans that take up storage space.
Dark Data contains sensitive information that is no longer needed but is still retained.
In the event of a data breach, forgotten files are also exposed. It also violates the GDPR minimisation obligation.
Gartner estimates that 80% of the data collected by organisations is unstructured and largely unused.
A large part of this qualifies as Dark Data.
M-Files makes all data discoverable through metadata and offers automatic retention rules that archive or delete documents in a timely manner.
Dark Data is structurally reduced.
GDPR requires data minimisation.
Retaining personal data longer than necessary violates this principle.
Automatic retention rules in M-Files are the most effective measure.