A day at the breach: How to fix data sprawl and shadow sharing

Who still has access to your company files? What happens to the sensitive files your team shares once a project is over? In this episode of the Cloud Do You Do podcast, Revolgy’s Ashley talks with Matt Dubreuil from our partner, DoControl, about the hidden risks of data sprawl and shadow sharing in Google Workspace. Google Workspace makes file sharing incredibly easy. People just create a link and drop it in a chat to get work done. The problem is that access stays open long after a vendor contract ends or an employee leaves, leaving private company data sitting in personal emails and forgotten folders. Matt explains why built-in security tools make it hard to clean up this historical mess, and why putting strict blocks on file sharing doesn’t actually solve the problem. In this episode: Shadow sharing: How everyday file sharing creates massive compliance and security blind spots over time. The limits of native tools: Why standard Google Workspace settings make it difficult to see what is currently exposed and fix it in bulk. A smarter way to fix it: Why sending a quick Slack message to ask a user about a risky file share works much better than just blocking them. Free data risk assessment: Find out exactly how many open links and former employees still have access to your workspace with a fast, non-disruptive scan that makes audits easier. Reach out directly to Ashley at [email protected] to get your free scan set up. Links & Resources Listen to DoControl’s podcast, The Breach Seat Matt’s podcast recommendation: How I Built This (specifically the episode with Jensen Huang of NVIDIA) Check out DoControl.io We are Revolgy - a global cloud partner. Our cloud engineers and architects provide professional and managed services for your projects on GCP and AWS. In a nutshell, we help to make life digital-native companies, SMBs and corporates in the cloud easier. Check our website revolgy.com for more information.Make sure to follow Revolgy on Spotify, Linkedin, and X.Thanks a lot for listening, and see you next time!