
Data Breaches
Log Retention Strategy: Benefits, Limits, and When to Stop
Keeping logs longer does not improve security; it increases the attack surface for data exfiltration and raises the cost of every audit.
Everything Sandbox Desk has reported about data security: 4 stories, newest first. Part of our Data Breaches coverage.

Keeping logs longer does not improve security; it increases the attack surface for data exfiltration and raises the cost of every audit.

Most breaches begin as accidental leakage, not malicious exfiltration, because human error bypasses controls that only flag intentional theft.

Tax identity theft succeeds because revenue agencies often process the first valid return they receive, locking out the legitimate taxpayer until the next filing window opens.

Unapproved tools often bypass network security, creating hidden channels where sensitive data leaks without triggering any monitoring alerts.