35TB of ROT Data. 15 Million Sensitive Files. One Energy Provider's Path to Regulatory Readiness

Decades of accumulated data and fragmented systems left the provider unable to confidently identify what data existed, where it resided, who could access it, or how it moved. These visibility gaps made demonstrating data protection difficult.

The case study reports 50 TB of data scanned, 35 TB of redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT) data detected, and 15 million sensitive files discovered. These findings revealed substantial over-retention within the scanned environment.

Securiti’s DataAI Command Platform began with cloud data asset discovery to establish a unified view of the provider’s data estate. This gave teams a shared foundation for understanding sensitive data and assessing protection gaps.

Continuous compliance assessment turned scattered risk findings into an auditable, evidence-backed record. This helped the provider move beyond written policies toward demonstrating how its data was protected.

CISOs and data security leaders managing complex, long-established environments can learn how discovery and continuous assessment help identify over-retained data, improve visibility, and build a defensible path to regulatory readiness.