What is Data Sprawl and How to Regain Control
Data sprawl—the uncontrolled spread of sensitive data across systems, clouds, devices, and AI tools—poses a growing cybersecurity threat by increasing the risk of breaches, compliance failures, and loss of visibility and control. Rather than trying to block all data movement, organizations must secure the data itself through proactive strategies like tokenization, masking, and synthetic data to minimize impact and protect information wherever it resides.