ABSTRACT
This chapter explains how data goes dark in the first place. It focuses on risks that dark data possesses, followed by the various opportunities of dark data. The chapter describes the tools and techniques for collecting and analyzing dark data and portrays ways of eliminating dark data. It discusses different dark data solutions provided by different companies and deals with International Data Corporation's research on an organization's ability to derive value from dark data. Dark data poses serious security risks in this ever-connected world where one can easily hack into a system and cause havoc. Information governance also warns us about managing the total information chain properly to ensure that data does not go dark and is not left unchecked. Dark data analytics is still an untapped opportunity for us, but if we can manage all our data sources properly, then we can mitigate the risks and use this wonderful opportunity.
