Old Data Is a Breach Waiting to Happen, Take Control Today

Breach Exposure

Old, forgotten data expands your attack surface and increases breach risk.

Increasing Legal Liability

Over-retained data can violate policies, and be used against you in litigation.

Expanding Storage Costs

Storing redundant or outdated data drives up cloud and infrastructure expenses.

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Business Outcomes Delivered

Lightbeam Reads Every Byte to Delete Data the Moment it Expires

50%

Smaller breach attack surface

Archiving ROT data cuts exposure and breach risk in half.

70%

Fewer legal vulnerabilities

Data cleanup reduces liability, penalties, and litigation risk.

40%

Lower storage costs

Eliminating or archiving outdated data reduces storage spend.

“The alternative to not having a solution like Lightbeam would have been to hire 10 people to perform all of the functions it provides manually.”

Martin Parent

VP Operations, AGA Benefits

THE LIGHTBEAM ADVANTAGE

Automated Retention Rooted in Identity and Context

Identity-Aware Retention

Automated Retention Enforcement

Reduce Risk and Cost

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Automated Retention Enforcement
HOW IT WORKS

AI-Driven Retention, Mapped to Identity and Policy

Lightbeam finds expired sensitive data, maps it to policy and identity, then auto-archives, masks, or deletes it, reducing risk, cost, and legal liability without manual effort.

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Customers Reducing Risk & Storage Waste

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“If a data breach occurred, it could have been a $100,000 issue. Now, using Lightbeam, the cost of potential data breaches becomes zero.”

Chris O’Leary COO, Infinite Investment Systems
Kiran Sharma

“Lightbeam can cover 90% of processes we handled with four tools, freeing the team for strategic work.”

Kiran Sharma Director of Security, Snap Finance

“Lightbeam was the easy answer to provide accurate information quickly and stay ahead of Quebec’s Law 25.”

Martin Parent, VP Operations, AGA Benefits

Common questions about Data Retention and Minimization

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Lightbeam find and act on expiration dates hidden inside files?
Can the Lightbeam platform revoke access automatically when risk thresholds are exceeded?
Can automated deletion risk removing data under legal hold or analytics?
What evidence does Lightbeam provide auditors on retention compliance?
Resources

Browse Key Resources

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LightBeam Blog

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July 12, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Data Governance in 2025: Frameworks, Tools, and Real ROI

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How Does Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Relate to Data Governance?

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CFPB Rule 1033: What Financial Institutions Must Know to Stay Compliant

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Start Lowering Risk, Liability, and Storage Costs Today

See how Lightbeam can automatically delete or archive over-retained data across all your data sources.