Businesses unnecessarily storing massive amounts of useless data create a “data hoarding” situation hackers love to exploit, according to a cybersecurity expert.
On average, two-thirds of the data stored by businesses is not needed and should be destroyed, said Tim Ayling, vice president of cybersecurity for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at information technology security company Imperva. Holding on to data creates vulnerabilities for businesses by giving cyberattackers more avenues to access an organization’s computer systems.
